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Fugitive Osei Kuffour Escapes Prison, Police Seek Public Help

10/22/2025

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Thames Valley Police are searching for Osei Kuffour, a 36-year-old fugitive who escaped from HMP Spring Hill in Buckinghamshire on October 19, 2025.
Kuffour is serving a 25-year sentence for attempted murder after shooting a woman during a drug deal in 2012.
He is described as 5ft 5in tall with a stocky build and was last seen wearing dark tracksuit bottoms or jeans and a black jacket.
Authorities advise the public not to approach Kuffour and to call 999 if he is spotted, as he is known to frequent the Ilford area of east London.

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Thames Valley Police are searching for Osei Kuffour, a 36-year-old fugitive who escaped from HMP Spring Hill in Buckinghamshire on October 19, 2025.
Kuffour is serving a 25-year sentence for attempted murder after shooting a woman during a drug deal in 2012.
He is described as 5ft 5in tall with a stocky build and was last seen wearing dark tracksuit bottoms or jeans and a black jacket.
Authorities advise the public not to approach Kuffour and to call 999 if he is spotted, as he is known to frequent the Ilford area of east London.