‘Loverboy’ lag who had fling with nurse & prison officer at SAME time ‘before fleeing cops’ is arrested

A ‘LOVERBOY' lag who had a fling with a prison officer and nurse at the same time has been arrested.

, 27, was the subject of a major manhunt from cops after being released from behind bars where he struck up two alleged romances.

Pullen was wanted over suspected drug dealing but allegedly escaped in handcuffs from hospital with four more women quizzed over helping him flee.

But officers have now confirmed the inmate has been arrested a week after his disappearance from the Grange Hospital in Cwmbran.

Gwent Police said in a statement: “We recently appealed for information to find 27-year-old Harri Pullen from Newport. He has since been arrested.”

Pullen had an “inappropriate relationship” with prison nurse Elyse Hibbs, 27, and also, 26, to tell her “I love you” in a series of calls from his cells, a court heard.

Shmylo was accused of having a five-month relationship with Pullen – and calls between them were recorded by prison bosses, a court heard previously.

However, Shmylo was cleared of misconduct in a public office following a trial in 2023.

Loverboy Pullen first had an illicit affair with nurseHibbs while at HMP Parc in Bridgend,Wales.

Hibbs was jailed after her relationship with the lag while he was serving time for being part of a drugs gang.

She had worked at thesince September 2018 and met the inmate when she gave him medical treatment.

Pullen was jailed for five years in 2019 over his role in a drug network that flooded South Wales with cocaine and heroin.

The nurse claimed she was “pressurised” into flirting with him – but a judge sent her to prison for six months.

He was handed a further four years and nine months after a phone was found smuggled up his backside while being transferred in preparation for his release.

After he was moved to HMP Manchester in May 2021, Pullen got his mum and a pal to track her down on .

Hibbs gave them her number before exchanging texts and calls with Pullen.

Hibbs quit her post at HMP Parc in July 2021 and was arrested a week later after admitting her crimes.

She was then jailed over her “flirtatious” phone calls with the lag.

Meanwhile, Shmylo was also accused of embarking on a relationship with Pullen.

She had phone sex with the lag, who was part of an organised crime gang, and met his mother, it was alleged.

Crown Court heard Shmylo had been quizzed by jail bosses over her “flirtatious” behaviour with inmates just months after starting her job.

Shmylo had allegedly contacted one lag over and was seen on CCTV blowing a kiss to a prisoner.

She also shunned her prison officer uniform to wear “skin-tight trousers”, the court was told.

PRISON ROMANCE

Shmylo's affair with Pullen started when the drug dealer passed a mobile number to her on a slip of paper, jurors heard.

The court heard she called him and the pair had “teenage” style chats and phone sex after the inmate began calling “daily”.

Pullen messaged Shmylo wishing her “happy birthday princess girl” and arranged for his mother to meet up with her, it was said.

He also allegedly referred to the prison officer as his “Mrs” and repeatedly told her he was in love with her.

Jurors heard after she lost her job, Pullen was moved 200 miles to HMP but the pair still kept in touch.

The five-month alleged affair was rumbled after the couple's calls began being recorded when Pullen added Shmylo to his visitor's list.

After she was arrested, Shmylo made “several admissions” to .

She admitted having phone sex with Pullen but claimed she tried to tell him to “stop”.

Shmylo, of Treforest, Pontypridd was cleared of one charge of misconduct in a public office.