A rapist who fled court moments after being convicted of attacking a teenage girl has handed himself in to police.
Bradley Tout spent five days on the run after vaulting the dock at Worcester Crown Court on October 3, after being unanimously convicted alongside a co-defendant.
West Mercia Police said the 20-year-old handed himself in on Monday and remains in custody.
Tout, of Durham Road, Ronkswood, Worcester, was tried and convicted for a single count of rape.
He was sentenced in his absence to seven-and-a-half years in prison.
After being sentenced, The Worcester News reported that a prison officer who tried to stop Tout ran the wrong way after being told to ‘go right’ by one of the court barristers.
The victim gave evidence in the courtroom without a screen.
Tout was unanimously convicted alongside his co-defendant, Kulin Odedra, who was found guilty of two counts of rape, one of attempted rape and one of assault.
It was reported that he had previous convictions for Tout has convictions for criminal damage, driving offences and battery.
Police said Tout formed a relationship with the victim and began to control the relationship, subjecting her to sexual exploitation with two of his friends.
The offences were committed against a vulnerable child while Tout was 18 at the time, the force added.
(Yahoo News UK)
Bradley Tout spent five days on the run after vaulting the dock at Worcester Crown Court on October 3, after being unanimously convicted alongside a co-defendant.
West Mercia Police said the 20-year-old handed himself in on Monday and remains in custody.
Tout, of Durham Road, Ronkswood, Worcester, was tried and convicted for a single count of rape.
He was sentenced in his absence to seven-and-a-half years in prison.
After being sentenced, The Worcester News reported that a prison officer who tried to stop Tout ran the wrong way after being told to ‘go right’ by one of the court barristers.
The victim gave evidence in the courtroom without a screen.
Tout was unanimously convicted alongside his co-defendant, Kulin Odedra, who was found guilty of two counts of rape, one of attempted rape and one of assault.
It was reported that he had previous convictions for Tout has convictions for criminal damage, driving offences and battery.
Police said Tout formed a relationship with the victim and began to control the relationship, subjecting her to sexual exploitation with two of his friends.
The offences were committed against a vulnerable child while Tout was 18 at the time, the force added.
(Yahoo News UK)
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