Police have issued the first image of the prisoner on the run after receiving treatment at Salford Royal Hospital on Monday (October 7).
Jonathan Windsor, 31, 'escaped lawful custody' while being 'escorted by prison staff', Greater Manchester Police has confirmed.
The public have been urged not to approach him and report any sightings immediately. A major search was launched after Windsor, a prisoner at HMP Forest Bank, went on the run while under escort after being treated at the hospital site on Stott Lane.
He is known to have links across the north west and south Manchester. READ MORE Forest Bank issues statement after prisoner escapes 'in handcuffs' while at Salford Royal Hospital A police helicopter was circling the area, near to the De La Salle playing fields, throughout Monday afternoon, with officers also seen in attendance along nearby Lancaster Road and Wilton Road carrying out enquiries.