A life sentence prisoner, Mark Thomas Clarke (40), today absconded while attending a course in the Nutts Corner area of Co. Antrim.

The prisoner, who was in the third stage of a pre-release programme, had recently progressed to ‘living in the community’ under the supervision of the Prison Service.

Clarke was sentenced to life imprisonment, and given a nine year tariff, in November 1996, after being convicted of kidnapping and attempted rape.

The protection of the public is paramount and the Prison Service are working closely with our colleagues in the Police Service of Northern Ireland to apprehend the prisoner.

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