A NOTORIOUS Scottish convict who escaped from a prison in Ireland has been transferred to a jail in the North-East, police said.
Glaswegian Derek Brockwell, 53, fled custody in the Republic last month and was captured by police in Belfast.
Irish police arrested three people over his violent escape earlier this week.
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Superintendent Paula Hillman said: "PSNI can confirm that Derek Brockwell, who was unlawfully at large from the Republic of Ireland, has been released from hospital and transferred to HMP Frankland, England."
Brockwell had been receiving treatment in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast since his arrest on Wednesday, February 18 in Belfast city centre.
Officers hit him with a Taser after he attempted to stab himself.
He was transferred to England today (Wednesday).
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