An escaped criminal was returned to his cell in western New South Wales after appearing outside the gates of the prison within six hours of his escape.
61-year-old Alan Piper was attacked Tuesday Reported missing at noon at Bathurst Correctional Center on the Mid-Western Highway.
The man was doing property maintenance the last time he wore prison green an hour earlier.
Police started a manhunt in the area, urged anyone with information to contact them and warned the public not to approach Piper.
But at 4:30 pm the hunt was stopped when the man was arrested outside the prison gates .
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