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Hunt after rapist flees hospital | Hunt after rapist flees hospital |
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A convicted rapist has escaped for the second time from the same south east London hospital, police said. | A convicted rapist has escaped for the second time from the same south east London hospital, police said. |
Terrence O'Keefe, 39, who is serving a life sentence for rape offences, fled on Friday afternoon while on a visit to King's College Hospital. | |
In 2005 he escaped from A&E at the same hospital and fled to Liverpool, where he is known to have connections. | In 2005 he escaped from A&E at the same hospital and fled to Liverpool, where he is known to have connections. |
Police said O'Keefe, who was being held at the secure Lambeth Hospital in south west London, is considered dangerous. | Police said O'Keefe, who was being held at the secure Lambeth Hospital in south west London, is considered dangerous. |
He is a light-skinned black man, last seen wearing a green fleece jumper, black jeans and tan-coloured boots. | He is a light-skinned black man, last seen wearing a green fleece jumper, black jeans and tan-coloured boots. |
There was a confirmed sighting of him at about 1500 GMT in Brixton, south London. | There was a confirmed sighting of him at about 1500 GMT in Brixton, south London. |
Police said he should not be approached. | Police said he should not be approached. |