Two prisoners are on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.

Police said Shawn Dibble, 44, and Carl Perry, 37, absconded from the open prison for men on Sunday night.

Dibble, who is serving a sentence for “burglaries/theft/robberies”, is described as being 5ft 9ins, having a medium build, and brown hair and blue eyes. He is known to frequent the Bristol area.

Perry, who is serving a sentence for robberies, is also described as 5ft 9ins, having a slim build, and short brown hair and brown eyes. He also has tattoos on both arms and is missing an upper front tooth.

Perry is believed to have links to the Midlands region, police added.

The public is being warned not to approach both men but to call 999 immediately.

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