A convicted killer has been traced four days after going missing from the Priory Hospital in Middleton St George, near Darlington, at 8am on 27 April.
Michael Errington, 51 was located by police in the St Leonards area of Edinburgh at about 14:30.
Errington, who has been at the Priory for nine years after serving 18 years in jail for manslaughter, left the hospital on approved leave but did not return.
Police said due to his mental health issues, which can become exacerbated when he has not taken his medication, he could have posed a risk to the public. A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police in Edinburgh can confirm that Michael Errington from Darlington was traced in the St Leonards area of Edinburgh at around 2.30pm on Tuesday April 30. “Officers continue to liaise with colleagues at Durham Constabulary and the public are thanked for their assistance.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
