'Cold-blooded' murderer's three words to police after prison escape sparked international hunt

A 'cold-blooded' convicted murderer told police officers "good job boys" when they arrested him after a dramatic prison escape and international manhunt.

Shaun Walmsley was serving a life sentence at HMP Liverpool for the brutal murder of Anthony Duffy when he conjured up a plot to escape from hospital. He convinced prison officers he was seriously unwell so he could flee from the Aintree University Hospital.

With the help of two masked accomplices toting an Uzi submachine gun and a machete, Walmsley dreamed up a plot straight from the pages of a Hollywood script and managed to flee from accompanying officers at his hospital appointment on February 21, 2017.

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What followed next was a staggering cat and mouse game as the authorities hunted for the escaped fugitive across the UK and abroad. Below, as part of a weekly series about Merseyside's criminal history, our colleague Patrick Edrich at the Liverpool Echo take a closer look at the case.

Anthony Duffy was stabbed to death near train tracks known as the “loop line” in Aintree after rivals learned of his plan to steal their cannabis in May 2014. During Walmsley's trial the following year, Liverpool Crown Court heard how Duffy, a cannabis and cocaine dealer, was “brazen enough” to try and steal Christopher Kenny and Walmsley’s £60,000 crop because he was annoyed they were putting pressure on his cousin over a drug debt.

Mr Duffy, 33, had enlisted career burglar John Derek Hore who betrayed him to killers, Walmsley and Kenny. Mr Duffy was "repeatedly and brutally stabbed" by the pair, suffering 28 wounds and later died from his injuries in hospital. The trial judge said the two killers both