By Grâçia Ada Obi
Police has intensified efforts to locate the child rapist, Brian Green after he failed to appear for his trial.
In a renewed appeal aired on Monday’s (September 30) episode of Crimewatch Live, police are urgently seeking information regarding Brian Green, a Huddersfield man sentenced in absentia to 22 years for multiple counts of child rape.
Green has evaded law enforcement following his failure to return from Spain for his trial earlier this year.
Brian Green, originally remanded into custody on severe charges involving the rape of a child under the age of 13, was later released on bail with strict conditions to return to the UK for his March trial.
Despite assurances, Green did not return, prompting a major international law enforcement effort to track him down.
Police have conducted extensive investigations both in the UK and Spain, yet Green remains at large.
The case, highlighted in the “Wanted Faces” section of Crimewatch Live, has sparked national attention and a plea for public assistance.
Police have emphasised that Green is considered highly dangerous and likely using various means to avoid capture.
Detective Inspector Helen Tate, leading the search, stated, “We are asking anyone with any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come forward.
“Green’s evasion of his sentencing not only undermines justice but poses a significant threat to public safety.”
Meanwhile, a manhunt has been launched after a woman was reportedly raped inside a supermarket toilet cubicle.
The police said the woman was sexually assaulted during an alleged attack that took place on Tuesday, October 1, between 1.37pm and 2.19pm in Tesco supermarket ladies’ public toilets in Bridge Road, Sheerness in Kent.
The woman claimed she was followed into the toilet by a man, who has been described by police as eastern European, about 30 years old, 5ft 3in tall and wearing a blue tracksuit.
A woman was sexually assaulted in Tesco supermarket ladies’ public toilets in Bridge Road, Sheerness in Kent.
Kent Police Detective Inspector Samantha Stuart said: “From our initial inquiries and reviewing CCTV we know there were a number of people who entered the toilet area during this time, including one lady who assisted the victim.