KEY POINTS:
A sex offender is back in custody after handing himself into Greymouth police last night.
Patrick John McGreevy, 37, absconded from Christchurch on Wednesday after slipping out of an electronic monitoring bracelet.
He was under an extended supervision order with conditions including that he was not associate with anyone under 16, be subject to electronic monitoring, and have a minder during certain times.
- NZPA