Hassan's abduction and I did not see or talk to her," Jassar said. On 2 June 2009, the Press Association reported that Jassar was given a life sentence by Baghdad's Central Criminal Court for being involved in Hassan's abduction and murder, and for attempting to blackmail the British Embassy. Hassan's family welcomed the court's decision but pleaded with Jassar to tell them where her body is so they can return her to Britain for burial. Escape On 14 July 2010, a day before Jassar was due to appear in court for retrial, it was reported that he could not be located in the prison facility where he was being held. He had been missing for a month. He had not appeared at any of the previous retrial dates, which led to concerns that he had been released. Jassar recently transferred to a Baghdad jail after being held in northern Iraq. Jassar was not found after checking with both facilities. The director of Iraq's prisoner transfer system told an appeals judge that the killer's whereabouts were unknown. Hassan's family and lawyer believe the prisoner has escaped. On 22 August 2010 Iraq's deputy justice minister, Busho Ibrahim, said Jassar had been helped to escape from Baghdad central prison, formerly Abu Ghraib, during riots in September 2009 stating that "This guy [Jassar], he escaped from prison. People facilitated his escape, he is gone," and that "He seized the opportunity of the riots in the prison in September 2009 and he escaped. He was the only one who escaped". The minister also added that he discovered Jassar's escape about "20 or 30 days ago." See also List of people who disappeared Paul Marshall Johnson, Jr. Eugene Armstrong Jack Hensley Kim Sun-il Kenneth Bigley Shosei Koda Nick Berg Marla Ruzicka Piotr Stańczak Daniel Pearl Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–present References External links "Sister in plea over Hassan body"– BBC News 6 June 2006 "UK tactics 'led to Hassan death"– BBC News 6 June 2006 "Weeping Hassan pleads for life" – BBC News, 22 October 2004 "CARE worker pleads for her life" – CNN, 22 October 2004 "Plea for Iraq Kidnap Clues" – The Guardian, 24 October 2004 "Captors threaten Hassan handover" – BBC News 2 November 2004 "'Zarqawi' call to release Hassan" – BBC News 6 November 2004 "UK Official: Iraq aid worker believed killed" – CNN, 16 November 2004 "Who Killed Margaret Hassan?" by Robert Fisk,