A judge has ordered convicted rapist Bernadin Dedic to come back to Britain after travelling to his native country, after he was accidently released from prison
Dedic was found guilty despite his absence(Image: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)
A rapist is still on the run after being released from prison by accident five months ago.
A judge has ordered Bernadin Dedic, 48, back to Britain after the convicted rapist spent five months on the run following a court blunder that saw him wrongly released from HMP Wormwood Scrubs.
Just hours after being mistakenly freed in February, Dedic boarded a Eurostar out of the UK and fled to his native country Bosnia and Herzegovina. Despite police seizing his UK passport during the investigation, he was able to travel using his Bosnian passport. Since then, he has repeatedly claimed he could not return to Britain, citing visa issues, a skiing accident, health problems and a fear of flying.
But yesterday, Judge Hannah Duncan ordered that a message be sent to both Dedic and his brother instructing him to return to the UK for sentencing. She said: “Sentencing is going to take place on 24 July and he is required to attend it and surrender to custody on that date.”
The rapist was mistakenly set free from HMP Wormwood Scrubs after a court official wrongly told the prison that he had been granted bail(Image: PA)
Dedic was wrongly released from remand after an official at Isleworth Crown Court mixed up case files following a hearing, and mistakenly concluded he had been granted bail. He claimed he immediately told officers a mistake had been made and even asked to remain in custody.
