Major update after convicted killer 'escaped' from Scots nick
- A convicted murderer, Raymond McCourt, aged 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly at 5:30 PM on April 22, 2025.
- Police found McCourt on London Road in Edinburgh on the morning of April 25, 2025, and he will be returned to prison.
- McCourt was imprisoned for life in 1993 for the murder of shopkeeper Khalid Mahmood and other violent crimes.
- The public was warned not to approach McCourt while he was missing, according to police.
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Convicted murderer missing from open prison traced
Police said Raymond McCourt, 59, was found in Edinburgh and will now be returned to prison. A convicted murderer who went missing from an open prison has been traced. Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing at 5.30pm on Tuesday after he failed to return to HMP Castle Huntly near Dundee. Police said officers located him in London Road, Edinburgh, on Friday morning. He was detained and will be returned to prison. Police had warned people not to …
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