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Murderer serving life sentence tried to escape from hospital

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Sean Matson, serving life for murder, broke away from prison guards at Harrogate District Hospital and was caught at a staircase.

Sean Matson, 43, broke away from his prison escort at Harrogate District Hospital while waiting for medical treatment. After more than three hours in the hospital, he said 'See you', slipped the handcuffs attaching him to a prison officer and ran off. Two prison staff chased him down a hospital corridor and caught up with him at a staircase.

Matson had self-harmed in prison by injuring his ears, prompting prison staff to arrange his hospital visit. When questioned by police, he said he was trying to get out of the building but had nowhere to go after that. He was serving at a jail near Harrogate at the time of the escape.

Matson was 20 when he was jailed in 2003 for killing Chris Cave, aged 17. He has spent more than 20 years behind bars and has had at least one parole application rejected. He appeared before York Crown Court via video link from his current location, HMP Long Lartin, a high security prison in Worcestershire, where he was moved following the escape. He pleaded guilty to escape from lawful custody and received a six-month sentence to be served concurrently with his life sentence.

Murderer serving life sentence tried to escape from hospital
Image: York Press

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In this story: Sean Matson · Chris Cave · Harrogate District Hospital · York Crown Court · HMP Long Lartin · North Yorkshire

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