Robber who escaped from mental health unit is found

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A convicted robber who absconded from a mental health unit has been found, police have said.

James Manley, 48, was convicted in 2020 and detained under the Mental Health Act.

He left a facility in Tower Hamlets on Wednesday morning and travelled through Waterloo Station in the afternoon.

The Metropolitan Police Service had warned members of the public not to approach him and said on Thursday morning that Manley had been found.

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