A MURDERER serving a life sentence has gone on the run from prison in Sussex.

Police are searching for wanted man Jeremy Brabrooke, who has absconded from Ford Prison, near Arundel.

The 56-year-old was last seen at the jail on Wednesday.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1988 for murder in Bradford and is known to have links to Hayling Island and Portsmouth in Hampshire.

Anyone who sees him or knows where he may be is asked to call 999.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or report it online.