A gangster accused of murdering a lacking Scots mum could also be hiding out throughout the Irish Sea after escaping from jail.
Dean Woods didn't return to the Derbyshire jail the place he's serving a 12-year sentence over an £8million cocaine ring. In 2015, the 40-year-old was charged with “conspiracy to homicide” Lisa Brown, of Dumbarton, after she disappeared in Spain.
However the case was placed on maintain as a result of a scarcity of proof. Officers in England have now advised the Report they consider the hood, who labored as a luxurious yacht seller, could have fled throughout the Irish Sea.
A Derbyshire Police spokesman mentioned: “We're persevering with to make inquiries and attraction for data to seek out Dean Woods, who didn't return to HMP Sudbury on November 19.
“Woods has hyperlinks to the Liverpool space and we're additionally investigating the likelihood he travelled to Northern Eire. We might nonetheless like to listen to from anybody who has seen Woods or has any data on the place he's now.”
Woods, who makes use of the alias Simon Nook, was a part of a six-strong cocaine gang who ferried 500kg of the drug from Merseyside to London, Bradford, Nottingham, Sheffield, Newcastle and different areas. The dad of two was a high-level and “highly-trusted” member of the gang, which undertook 30 journeys to ship coke or accumulate baggage of money.
Liverpool Crown Court docket heard he was learning with the Open College and, on the time he was caged in 2020, had two younger kids. The court docket was advised he performed a “vital” function within the gang, doing courier journeys and giving orders to different members of the crime group.
Woods was interviewed by police within the Costa Del Sol after mum-of-one Lisa, 32, vanished in 2015. She was reported lacking after failing to gather her son from faculty in Guadiaro, close to San Roque. It’s feared she was murdered and her physique dumped at sea and Woods went on the run after suspicion fell on him.
He was arrested at Heathrow in April 2018 and extradited again to Spain. However the case was later closed amid a scarcity of proof and Lisa’s disappearance has by no means been solved. Final month, we revealed Lisa’s sister, Helen Jordan, mentioned they're enduring a “by no means ending residing nightmare”.
Helen, 56, mentioned: “It’s a by no means ending residing nightmare. To be taught that two years down the road he’s in an open jail and out on day launch is totally surprising.
“Any person has mucked up. Somebody has made a giant mistake. I need him caught. He’s a harmful particular person.”
Do not miss the newest information from round Scotland and past - Signal as much as our each day e-newsletter right here.