Family call for inquiry into escape of murderer David Richards
The family of a man murdered by Hell's Angel David Richards – who has been captured in Wolverhampton nine years after absconding from prison – today called for an inquiry into his disappearance.
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Richards went on the run in 2005 after absconding from Sudbury Open Prison in Derbyshire.
The 53-year-old rented a flat, went on holiday to Ireland and claimed thousands of pounds in disability benefits in his time out of prison.
Police were tipped off to his whereabouts and Richards was arrested in the city.
Today the family of Michael Groves, a 16-year-old who was murdered by Richards in December 1984, spoke of their delight at him being caught.
The teenager was attacked with a knife, hammer and a wrench in his west London flat.
