Police confirmed an escaped prisoner was back in custody after being partly helped by a media campaign. Officers acknowledged the aid of a local newspaper when apprehending the runaway near Swansea. Detectives who had caught the missing man said: "Leon Llewellyn Passmore has been arrested and returned to custody. The media are thanked for their assistance." Passmore had been jailed for being among a gang of robbers who, after leaving a shop, wished their victims a "merry Christmas".