Man Described as ‘Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare’ Walks Out of Prison, Tries to Grab Girl

Man Described as ‘Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare’ Walks Out of Prison, Tries to Grab Girl
John Harris, 36, is said to have escaped from the low-security Leyhill Prison, Gloucheshire, in October 2018. Avon and Somerset Police
Jack Phillips
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A 36-year-old U.K. man, described as “every parent’s worst nightmare,” escaped a prison and walked inside a school classroom before putting his arm around a girl and said, “I'll just take this child,” according to local news reports.

John Harris is said to have escaped from the low-security Leyhill Prison, Gloucheshire, in October 2018 and then went to the playground of a nearby primary school, according to the Daily Mail in a report on Nov. 25.
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Jack Phillips
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