HC Deb 12 July 1972 vol 840 c388W
Mr. Maginnis

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have escaped from Borstal institutions in Northern Ireland since 1st April, 1972.

Mr. David Howell

Five. Three boys were recaptured within 24 hours and a fourth within a week of absconding. The fifth, who absconded on 30th June, 1972, on his way back from a visit to his sick father, is still at large.

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