Manhunt for killer driver after he absconds from HMP Sudbury
By Claire Lewis
Published 22nd Jun 2025, 07:04 BST
A police search has been mounted for a killer driver who absconded from prison.
Steven Gaskell left HMP Sudbury, an open prison in Derbyshire, sometime between 8.30pm and midnight on Friday, June 20.
He failed to return.
The 32-year-old was serving a sentence of more than five years for causing death by driving whilst disqualified, and possession with intent to supply cannabis.
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Hide AdHe is described as being about 6ft 3ins tall, with blond hair and a blond/ginger beard.
He has links to Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, West Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Rutland.