Prison break: manhunt in Buckinghamshire for three convicted robbers

Police have launched a wide search for three prisoners who escaped from an open jail in Buckinghamshire on Monday evening.

Jason MacDonagh, 34, Daniel Harty, 34 and Barney Casey, 24, fled Springhill Open Prison near Aylesbury.

Thames Valley Police said the men have connections to multiple addresses in the UK and Ireland.

A spokesman said: ‘MacDonagh is a white man, at around 5ft 9ins tall, of medium build and has ginger hair. He has facial hair and was last seen wearing grey tracksuit trousers and a white vest.

‘Casey is also a white man, at around 5ft 9ins tall, of small build and has black hair. He has slight facial hair and a moustache, and a goatee beard. He was last seen wearing a grey tracksuit.

‘Harty is a white man, at around 5ft 9ins tall, of slim build with black hair and a black beard. He was last seen wearing a blue jacket and grey joggers.’

Barney Casey, 24, is one of the prisoners on the run (Picture: SWNS)

Jason MacDonaugh also broke out (Picture: SWNS)

Daniel Harty is wanted by police (Picture: SWNS)

The three are known to frequent Bristol, the West Midlands, Leicestershire, Leeds, Bradford, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, police said.

The public has been urged not to approach them and to report any sightings to police.

Earlier this year, a convicted murderer who escaped prison and was on the loose for three days was finally found.

Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly in Dundee, with police warning people not to approach him.

Luckily, he was found in Edinburgh and returned to prison. McCourt was jailed for life in 1993 after murdering shopkeeper Khalid Mahmood while attempting to rob his newsagents.