Phillip Westwater, 44, now known as Whiteman, left his clothes in a pile at St Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle, after asking to use the toilet during an escorted visit within the site on Wednesday.
The twice-married patient, who was detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act after paralysing a man during a pub fight in 1989, was reportedly found in a bar in the city centre's gay area after a member of the public recognised him from a photo circulated by the media.
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