Murderer Brian McGowan on run from prison Published duration 20 July 2011

image caption Brian McGowan was given a life sentence in 1994

A murderer has gone missing from an open prison while on home leave, police have said.

Brian McGowan was given a life sentence at the High Court in Stirling in 1994 and was transferred to Dundee's Castle Huntly open prison in May this year.

Tayside Police said the 36-year-old did not return after he was let out for home leave.

McGowan was granted temporary release to Callander but failed to go back on Sunday.

It is understood he has friends and associates in the Stirling area, as well as in Edinburgh.

He is 5ft 4in, of medium build and has short brown hair and blue eyes.