Police Hunt Escaped Hospital Patient: Public Urged Not to Approach

Authorities are conducting an extensive search for Marwan Jumaa, a 20-year-old prisoner who escaped from North Manchester Hospital on Tuesday evening. Jumaa had been transferred to the hospital for medical treatment when he absconded from his secure facility.

Jumaa is serving an indefinite secure hospital sentence for serious offences committed on July 17 last year, including assaulting a police officer, robbery, and grievous bodily harm. He was sentenced in April this year after pleading guilty in January. He is described as a dangerous individual and a risk to himself and others.

Greater Manchester Police have released CCTV footage showing Jumaa casually walking out of the hospital. He is a Sudanese national, described as black, of skinny build, with short dark hair, and approximately 5ft 10in. Police are urging anyone with information on his whereabouts to come forward immediately, stressing that the public should not approach him but call 999, quoting log number 3544 of 14/07/2026. Jumaa is believed to have links to Bury, Prestwich, Crumpsall, Leeds, and London. He was last seen in the Radcliffe area on Tuesday evening.