A manhunt has been launched for a convicted murderer on the run in Northern Ireland. 

David McCord was in the custody of prison staff in north Belfast before disappearing on Friday. 

He was last seen on Castlereagh Road at around 4.30pm, wearing a green jacket, black tracksuit bottoms, and carrying a red carrier bag. 

Police are appealing to anyone who has seen him or who knows of his whereabouts not to approach him, but to contact 101. 

PSNI have also appealed to McCord to hand himself over. 

The 54-year-old is serving a life sentence, reportedly for killing his girlfriend in 2003.