Serial rapist Amar Ilyas flees to Pakistan while on bail

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 7 Oct, 10:13 · Archive

Amar Ilyas, convicted of 20 sexual offences including 13 counts of rape, fled to Pakistan while on bail.

Amar Ilyas, 41, a serial rapist convicted of 20 sexual offences including 13 counts of rape against five girls in Sheffield, has fled to Pakistan while on bail. He was sentenced in his absence to a minimum of 27 years in jail.

Ilyas was permitted to keep his passport whilst on bail, reportedly for human rights reasons. Detectives say they are making every effort to track him down.

How it is being reported

• Women abused by serial rapist 'betrayed' after he fled to Pakistan while on bail when he was allowed to keep his passport 'for human rights reasons'Amar Ilyas, 41, was convicted of 20 sexual offences including 13 counts of rape against five girls in Sheffield and was sentenced - while out of the country - to a minimum of 27 years in jail.Daily Mail · 7 Oct, 09:57
• Fury as serial rapist flees to Pakistan - kept his passport because of ‘human rights’Detectives say they are "making every effort" to track down Amar Ilyas.Daily Express · 7 Oct, 08:40

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