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Police hunt murderer who failed to return to prison from day release in North

Steadycorroborated6 outlets reported this themselves in 7 reports over 4 days - more reporting than echo.
original reportingcopies
Mon, 14 September 2026peak 2 reports on Mon, 14 September 2026Mon, 21 September 2026

What it is about

Gary AndersonSean AndersonKarol KellyPolice Service Of Northern IrelandPhilip BabingtonBarney McelholmPaul KellyFamily Spokesman Thanks CourtPolice Appeal For PublicDerry Magistrate CourtNorthern Ireland, Craigavon, United KingdomGareth LaveryCreggan, Westmeath, IrelandNaomi LongJustice CommitteeNorthern Ireland AssemblyPrison ServiceIrelandAssembly OnSpeaker Office

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyfirst to report
irishtimes.com1 original report
ibtimes.co.uk1 original report
highlandradio.com1 original report
irishmirror.ie1 original report
belfastlive.co.uk1 original report
newarkadvertiser.co.uk1 copy echoing aol.co.uk
aol.co.uk1 original report
14 Sept, 19:31over 7 days21 Sept, 15:38

How it spread - 6 original reports, 1 reprint

  1. Mon, 14 September 2026

    2 reports
  2. Fri, 18 September 2026

    2 reports
  3. Sun, 20 September 2026

    1 report
  4. Mon, 21 September 2026

    1 report
    • aol.co.uk15:38

      Stormont Justice Minister Naomi Long has said she gave the Assembly information that was available to her at the time after being accused of misleading MLAs over a murderer who absconded from prison. Ms Long faced questions from across the Assembly chamber as killer Gary Anderson remains on the run after being granted temporary release to attend his father’s funeral in Londonderry last week. The criticism centres on her account of whether the Northern Ireland Prison Service was given an...

      1 reprint

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