Police trace patient who went missing from psychiatric hospital

Missing: The 50-year-old, a patient at Royal Cornhill Hospital, has been found.

A patient who was reported missing from an Aberdeen psychiatric hospital has been traced safe and well.

Police were anxious to trace John McInnes Redfern, who was last seen by staff at Royal Cornhill Hospital around 8pm on Sunday.

However a Grampian Police spokesman said on Tuesday morning that they had managed to trace the 50-year-old.

He said: “Grampian Police can confirm that John McInnes Redfern, who was reported missing from Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen on Sunday has been traced safe and well.”

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