Rapist who fled via Eurostar claims he warned of release error

A rapist who is on the run from justice claims he told prison guards there had been a "mistake" when he was released from jail in error. Bernadin Dedic, 48, was awaiting trial for raping a woman at knifepoint in his west London home when he was mistakenly freed from HMP Wormwood Scrubs on 6 February. After his release, he travelled via Eurostar to his native Bosnia and did not return for his trial in June. He was convicted in his absence of all charges against him. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) said it was improving its "archaic" release systems to avoid further prisoner release errors. The BBC has asked the MOJ to comment on Dedic's claims that he alerted officers to the mistake. At his trial, the court heard Dedic had lured a woman into the basement of his home in Ealing, west London, where he threatened her with a knife and warned her he would kill her if she screamed. He then cut off the woman's clothes before repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting her for several hours. Since conviction, Dedic has given a number of reasons for evading justice in the UK, such as visa issues, a skiing accident, health problems and a fear of flying. Speaking to the Press Association (PA), Dedi