A PRISONER who was serving five years for burglary has escaped from a Suffolk prison. Mark Wrest is being hunted by police after he absconded from Hollsley Bay yesterday between midday and 5pm.

A PRISONER who was serving five years for burglary has escaped from a Suffolk prison.

Mark Wrest is being hunted by police after he absconded from Hollesley Bay yesterday between midday and 5pm.

Wrest, 43, is described as white, 5ft 7ins tall, of medium build, with mousey coloured hair and blue eyes, and he has connections to the Cambridge area.

Anyone who sees him should not approach him but call 999 immediately, and anyone with information about where he is now is asked to call Suffolk police on 01473 613500.