Public warned to stay away from senior mental health patient – fourth to escape in 48 hours | UK | News
The public has been urged to stay away from a “large” mentally ill patient who is on the loose after escaping from medics while on an escorted walk.
Abderrahmane Ariba, 30, is the fourth mental health patient from the London area to abscond this weekend.
Three more men who escaped from a medium security ward at Springfield Hospital in Tooting, south London, on Friday night were arrested by police on Sunday and an investigation is now underway.
Ariba, 30, was last seen at around 9.30am on Sunday 21 July, while on a walk accompanied by staff at Beckenham Mental Health Facility.
He is described as being 1.65m tall and of a heavy build. He was last seen wearing a blue polka dot t-shirt, black tracksuit bottoms and black trainers.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police are appealing for help to trace a man who absconded from a mental health facility in Beckenham.
Abderrahmane Ariba, 30, was last seen around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 21, while out for a guided walk.
“Officers believe he has been in the Marble Arch area of Westminster and Croydon since he was last seen. Extensive enquiries are underway to locate him.
“The public is advised not to approach him. For immediate observation call 999.”
If you know where it is, please call 101 quoting reference CAD 441/22Jul.
Last Thursday, a manhunt was launched after Graham Gomm, 63, a prisoner on remand for burglary offences, fled from HMP Wormwood Scrubs after evading staff during a visit to Hammersmith Hospital.
He was arrested and returned to prison on Saturday.
