Prisoner goes on run from Tayside open jail

A prisoner has gone on the run from Castle Huntly jail near Dundee.

Police Scotland said 33-year-old David Moran was reported missing at 12.50pm on Friday.

It is believed that he has connections in the Falkirk and Livingston areas.

He is described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall, of slim build, clean shaven and with short brown hair.

When he was last seen he was wearing a black jumper with white writing, blue t-shirt and black tracksuit bottoms.

In 2015, Moran was jailed for five and a half years at the High Court in Glasgow after assaulting a member of staff in a bookies in Livingston.

When the female employee held on to the money at the Ladbrokes premises he  produced a canister and sprayed her in the face before running off.

“If seen, members of the public should not approach him and should contact Police Scotland on 101 or 999,” said a Police Scotland spokesman.

Information can also be given anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.