The case against a murderer who went missing from a Kent open prison last year was aput back today.

Jane Andrews was the target of a nationwide police hunt when she disappeared from East Sutton Park Prison near Maidstone in November.

She was found three days later at a hotel near the County Town.

The former aide to the Duchess of York was moved to the prison after serving eight and a half years for the murder of her boyfriend.

The 42-year-old killed wealthy businessman Tom Cressman in 2001 when he refused to marry her.

She is charged with absconding from prison and was due to appear at Maidstone Magistrates' Court today.

But the case was adjourned until April 20.