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Prison absconding thief is caught

A thief who absconded from jail where he was serving for his part in stealing £30m of antiques from country houses has been arrested in a Coventry hotel.

Daniel O'Loughlin was one of five men convicted of stealing the antiques and was jailed in 2008 He was three years into an 11-year sentence for stealing antiques from country houses in Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and Berkshire.

O'Loughlin failed to return to HMP Hatfield in South Yorkshire last July during a temporary placement.

The 35-year-old had been taking part in a work placement within the community.