Police have trackeddown Andrew Farndon who escaped from a Bury St. Edmunds hospital on Wednesday.
Farndon, 26, has been hunted by police since an armed accomplice sprung him from custody outside the emergency department of West Suffolk Hospital on Wednesday evening.
He had suffered a knife wound at Highpoint prison in Stradishall, near Newmarket, before being taken to hospital.
The prisoner - who had been serving an indeterminate sentence for grievous bodily harm after a hammer attack that left his victim with a fractured skull - is currently in custody after being detained by officers from another force area.
Police would not reveal where he was found.
CCTV footage has emerged showing prisoner Andrew Farndon being sprung from a taxi at gunpoint in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk (Picture: PA)
It came after his mother made an emotional public appeal urging him to contact police.
Speaking to Sky News, Kate Farndon said: 'Hi Andy love, it's mum. I would like to know that your ok, I would like to know how your wound is, if it's serious, if you need medical attention, but most of all sweetheart, I would like you to hand yourself in.
'This just isn't going to help anything. Please, please, love, hand yourself in.'
Farndon's escape was the second in just a week, after an 'extremely dangerous' category A prisoner, murder suspect John Anslow, who escaped from a prison van after it left Hewell Prison in Worcestershire. He is yet to be found.
Police have released an e-fit likeness of the gunman who helped Farndon flee.
He is said to be as white, in his mid-40s, around 5ft 8ins tall, of stocky build, possibly with a Scottish accent and wearing a white top and blue denim.
Suffolk Police e-fit of a man accused of helping a dangerous criminal escape prison custody (Picture: Suffolk Police)
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