A prisoner has escaped the dock minutes after being convicted at Hull Crown Court.

The prisoner had been on trial in courtroom 4 and had just been convicted by a jury for aggravated burglary.

While discussions were ongoing in the courtroom following the jury's verdict, though, the defendant "leapt out of the dock" and fled the room at about 1.15pm on Wednesday afternoon.

An eyewitness said prosecutor Philip Evans "tried to put an arm out to try and stop him to no avail."

The defendant then made his way out of the court precinct while being chased by court security, past the Guildhall and attempted to climb over a fence where he was stopped by a security guard.

The eyewitness added: "He's now sat on the pavement outside the City Hotel and is surrounded by court security while they wait for police to come and arrest him."

Humberside Police have been contacted.

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