Images of wanted man released

Andy Giddings - BBC News, West Midlands

29 June 2024 at 8:40 am·1-min read

Security camera images have been released of a 51-year-old man whom police say is wanted for a recall to prison.

The West Mercia force said it had also become concerned for the welfare of Wayne Matthews, shown in one of the images leaving Birmingham’s Digbeth Coach Station at about 15:20 BST on 18 June.

Another shows him at 18:02 BST on the same day at Halesowen Bus Station heading towards Hagley Road.

The force has asked people in the Hagley and Clent areas to let officers know should they see him.

It said he had links with Birmingham and Worcester and may have been attempting to travel back to Worcestershire. Police also suggested links to Southend-on-Sea.

He was last seen wearing a grey t-shirt, blue jeans, grey Converse trainers and carrying two black holdalls.

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