Police appeal to trace prisoner absconded from HMP Leyhill

Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for help to trace a prisoner.

42 year old Gary Rootham - who was serving sentenced related to robbery and burglary - absconded from HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire on Friday.

He's said to have links to Cornwall and Reading.

People are being asked not to approach him but to call 999.

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