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UPDATE: One man located after two men abscond from hospital

One of two men who absconded from Springfield Hospital in southwest London has been located by police.

Ramon Martin, 31, was detained in the Clapham Junction area and is being returned to the hospital.

Urgent enquiries continue to locate 20-year-old Adil Maxamed and officers are warning the public not to approach him.

At around 22:10hrs on Friday, 19 July, three men absconded from the hospital in Glenburnie Road, SW17 after breaking a glass door.

Met officers detained one man at around 00:45hrs on 20 July at a residential address in south London and returned him to the hospital.

Ramon Martin was detained on Saturday afternoon, 20 July.

Adil Maxamed remains outstanding.

He is a patient at the hospital under the Mental Health Act.

At 22:35hrs on 19 July, Maxamed entered Tooting Bec station and boarded a Northern Line train. Enquiries are ongoing to track his subsequent movements.

Maxamed has links to Kingston.

The police investigation to locate and detain him is led by CID officers based in south-west London, supported by specialist colleagues from across the Met.

The public are warned not to approach Maxamed. Anyone who may have seen either of them is asked to call 101, ref 8713/19Jul. For an immediate sighting, please dial 999.

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