POLICE are searching for a convicted killer who stabbed a Bournemouth teacher to death.

Detectives are calling for help to find Jamie Frater, 43, who was convicted of murdering 45-year-old Geoffrey du Rose and jailed for life in 1993.

Members of the public who see Frater are urged not to approach him but to call 999.

Frater breached his licence conditions earlier this week.

Detective Superintendent Jez Noyce, of Dorset Police, said: “I am releasing a photograph of Jamie Frater in the hope that someone will know his whereabouts.

“Anyone who sees Frater should not approach him, as he could present a risk to the public, but immediately contact Dorset Police on 999.

“There may be various reasons why he has not complied with his licence conditions and I appeal to him directly to make contact with police at the earliest opportunity.”

Frater has connections to the Weymouth and Bournemouth areas of Dorset.

He is described as white, of medium build, around five feet eight inches tall, with short receding brown hair.

Frater disappeared from Leyhill Open Prison near Bristol in May 2001, just two months after being transferred from a more secure unit.

On that occasion he gave himself up and phoned police after making his way to Ferndown to visit his mother.

In 2012, he went on the run again, later handing himself in to police.

During his trial, Winchester Crown Court heard how Frater had been high on lighter fuel when he knifed Mr du Rose, a popular and respected PE teacher, as the victim chased him from the garden of his home in Holdenhurst Avenue, Bournemouth, in November 1992.

Frater was 19 at the time of the fatal stabbing and attempting to make his escape after stealing lighter fuel and cigarettes from a nearby shop.

As Mr du Rose chased Frater, he hijacked a woman and forced her to drive across three counties before finally being arrested at gunpoint in Wiltshire.

He later told police he had attacked Mr du Rose because: “He tried to be a hero.”

The 14.5cm blade severed a rib and caused injuries to Mr du Rose’s spleen, kidney, stomach and blood vessels. He died two days later in hospital.

DS Noyce said: “I’d like to assure members of the public that officers are making every effort to find this man as soon as possible.

“I’d also like to remind members of the public that all calls will be treated in the strictest of confidence.”

Anyone with information should call Dorset Police on 999.