Police on both sides of the Border are searching for a prisoner who escaped while attending a funeral in Co Down.
James Joseph McEvoy (27) was last seen getting into a white car at a service station on a bypass near his home city of Newry.
It is believed the car headed towards the Border. Members of the public were urged not to approach McEvoy, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment last month after being found guilty of grievous bodily harm.
McEvoy is five foot, 11 inches in height; of medium build; with fair hair and blue eyes.