Catching up with Albert – the safe-blower who broke out of Leicester Prison
In a semi-detached on the outskirts of Sheffield, Albert Hattersley glances at the Leicester Mercury headline of Saturday, December 19, 1953, 30FT JUMP TO FREEDOM IN PRISON ESCAPE “It was 36ft,” says the pensioner, jabbing a peevish finger at the front page. “I should know.” It’s been 57 years since…