POLICE are appealing for help in finding a man with links to the Newport area who failed to return to prison.

Wayne Maggs, 31, did not return to HMP Leyhill on Saturday September 20th.

He was convicted of wounding/ inflicting grevious bodily harm in February 2011 at Newport Crown Court and sentenced to eight years.

He is white, five feet eleven inches tall, with blue eyes, short brown hair and has tattoos of bats on his left forearm, a smiley face on his left hand and a celtic emblem on his back.

Members of the public are advised not to approach Wayne Maggs, who is not a registered sex offender, and call police on 999.