PSNI liaising with gardaí in relation to on-the-run murderer who failed to return to prison

THE PSNI HAS said it is liaising with gardaí in relation to an on-the-run murderer who failed to return to prison earlier this week.

Gary Anderson (29) was convicted alongside his brother Sean Anderson for the 2018 murder of Karol Kelly in Derry.

Father-of-five Kelly was stabbed several times in the attack.

In 2023, Gary Anderson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder.

On Monday, he was on day release from prison but has not returned.

The PSNI is today making a fresh appeal for information to locate Anderson, who remains unlawfully at large.

Anderson was last seen on Monday morning, in the Eastway area of Creggan in Derry, at around 11am.

The PSNI has since conducted extensive enquiries to locate Anderson.

These enquiries, which are ongoing, include searches, CCTV checks and extensive patrolling. The PSNI is also liaising with An Garda Síochána.