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Elderly convicted killer back in custody after walking away from B.C. prison

Ralph Whitfield Morris, 83, is shown in this undated handout image provided by Correctional Service of Canada.

Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Correctional Service of Canada

April 26, 2018 - 8:30 AM

MISSION, B.C. - An elderly convicted killer is back in custody after walking away from a minimum security prison in Mission, B.C.

Correctional Service Canada says 83-year-old Ralph Morris was arrested late Wednesday afternoon.

The arrest came about 12 hours after Morris was discovered missing during a head count at the Mission Institution.

A news release from the correctional service says an investigation into the escape is underway.

Morris has a long criminal record and is currently serving a life sentence for the second-degree murder of his wife in 1982.

He escaped from a minimum security prison in the Fraser Valley in 2008 but surrendered to officials about two days later.

News from © The Canadian Press, 2018

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