Escaped paedophile caught by police
The Local Sweden - [email protected]
Published: 3 May, 2006 CET.
Updated: Wed 3 May 2006 16:53 CET
A 27-year old convicted paedophile who escaped last Thursday from a secure mental hospital near Stockholm has been arrested.
The man, who had been held at a facility in Huddinge, was spotted in Skogås.
"An off-duty policeman saw him on the street and recognized him. He has now been driven back to the hospital," said Mats Nylén, spokesman for Södertörn police.
The man had called police on Monday, telling them he would return to hospital on Tuesday, but he never turned up.
The 27-year old has been convicted several times of sexual offences against both children and women. Last March he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 5-year old girl, and was ordered to be held in a secure hospital.
TT/The Local
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The man, who had been held at a facility in Huddinge, was spotted in Skogås.
"An off-duty policeman saw him on the street and recognized him. He has now been driven back to the hospital," said Mats Nylén, spokesman for Södertörn police.
The man had called police on Monday, telling them he would return to hospital on Tuesday, but he never turned up.
The 27-year old has been convicted several times of sexual offences against both children and women. Last March he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 5-year old girl, and was ordered to be held in a secure hospital.
TT/The Local
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