Police hunt for escaped 20-year-old prisoner in Manchester

Police are urgently searching for a 20-year-old prisoner who escaped custody while being transferred to a hospital in Manchester on Tuesday, July 14. Marwan Jumaa absconded after being moved from a secure hospital facility to North Manchester Hospital for medical treatment. Authorities have warned that he poses a risk to both himself and the public and have advised anyone who sees him not to approach him but to call 999 immediately.

Jumaa is currently serving a custodial sentence for violent offenses against two women. According to court records, he pleaded guilty in January at Woolwich Crown Court to three offenses committed on July 17, 2025, in London: assaulting an emergency worker, assaulting a police officer, robbery of a woman, and inflicting grievous bodily harm on a second woman. He had been held at HMP Belmarsh and was sentenced for these crimes in April 2026.

The escape has triggered a multi-force manhunt, with police focusing on areas where Jumaa is known to have connections. He is described as a black male, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a skinny build and short dark hair. Investigators believe he has links to the Greater Manchester areas of Bury,...