Police hunt ex-Cobblers youth team star to send him back to prison

Justin Georcelin wanted after failing to appear at court

One-time rising Northampton Town star Justin Georcelin is wanted by police after breaching conditions of his release from prison.

Georcelin, now 36, was a promising striker on Cobblers books while still a teenager in the late 1990s and early 2000s – and a cult star in video game Championship Manager, despite never playing a first-team game.

He was jailed in May 2006 following a series of violent robberies in which taxi drivers were threatened at knifepoint and hunted in 2017 after absconding from Springhill open prison near Aylesbury.

Justin Georcelin is wanted by police after failing to turn up at court.placeholder image
Justin Georcelin is wanted by police after failing to turn up at court.

Northamptonshire Police yesterday issued a fresh appeal for information about Goercelin, from Northampton, after he failed to attend court in December.

A police spokesman said: "Anyone who sees Georcelin or has information about his whereabouts can call on 101 quoting incident number 19000691436."

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