Police have issued an urgent public appeal for information after a convicted murderer failed to return to prison following day release.

The PSNI is seeking help to locate 29-year-old Gary Anderson, who is currently unlawfully at large.

Anderson was on day release from prison on Monday, September 14. However, he has not returned to prison and has not been apprehended by police.

Anderson was sentenced to 15 years for the murder of Karol Kelly in 2023.

Father-of-five Mr Kelly died in Grafton Street in Derry in the early hours of 4 March 2018 after an altercation during which he was stabbed several times.

The PSNI has appealed directly to Anderson, a prisoner at HMP Maghaberry, in Co Antrim, to hand himself in.

Members of the public are being asked to contact police if they have seen Anderson or know of his whereabouts. Police have stressed that people should not approach him directly.

Anderson is described as approximately 5ft 11in tall, of slim build and with brown hair.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the PSNI on 101, quoting reference 555 of 14/09/26.

Alternatively, information can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.