Police are hunting a man who escaped from custody while he was being transferred to remand prison. Steven Wardle is on the loose having escaped from security staff who were transporting him from hospital to prison. A spokesperson from West Midlands Police said the 46-year-old was at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, when he fled from private security staff. He was remanded into custody, but was taken from the court to New Cross Hospital due to a medical issue. A spokesperson from West Midlands Police said: “A man’s been arrested this afternoon on suspicion of escaping lawful custody after he …
