A prisoner has escaped a hospital in Lower Hutt while being treated.
The male prisoner escaped custody at Hutt Hospital about 10am today, a police spokesperson said.
Police are making inquiries to locate him.
Police are not releasing any information about the prisoner's offending or a description of him, but said he was not considered to be a risk to the general public.
More to come.
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