A murderer on the run from prison was captured after being spotted at a Southport McDonald’s restaurant.
Convicted killer Thomas Parkinson absconded from HMS Kirkham last month, with Lancashire Police then waiting a week before appealing to find the dangerous offender .
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The Preston man was convicted in 2007 as a teenager after stabbing Shaun Higgins at a house party in his home city. Parkinson, who had not been invited to the party, stabbed Mr Higgins in the back with a large kitchen knife after being asked to leave.
The 23-year-old was taken to hospital but later died.
Parkinson had been serving the final two years of a life sentence when he went missing on April 24 and police warned that he could be violent and should not be approached by members of the public.
But officers from Merseyside Police swooped to capture the murderer after being called to the McDonald’s at Ocean Plaza in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Officers were called to the fast food restaurant, which opens 24 hours a day, at around 1am before arresting Parkinson nearby.
