🔵 Violent escaped prisoner still on run from Lancashire Police

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🔵 A 62-year-old man has died after he was attacked outside a school in Preston last week. A 30-year-old man was detained in connection with the incident.
🔵 A violent prisoner who escaped police custody from the back of a police van on the M55 yesterday remains at large. Authorities have warned the public 'not to approach' the prisoner.
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