Rapist released in error fled UK for Bosnia

A rapist who held a woman at knifepoint and threatened to kill her if she did not comply with his sexual demands is on the run after being set free from prison in error. Bernadin Dedic, 48, had been drinking red wine and taking cocaine when he pulled out a knife, telling his victim that if she screamed she "wouldn't be heard". He cut off the woman's clothes before subjecting her to a series of rapes and sexual assaults in an ordeal which lasted for several hours. Dedic was released from HMP Wormwood Scrubs in west London on 6 February after a court official wrongly told the prison that he had been granted bail. Within hours, Dedic, a businessman living in Ealing, had left the UK on the Eurostar and returned to his native country of Bosnia. His UK passport had been seized by the Met Police during the rape investigation, but he was able to use his Bosnian passport to secure a seat on the train. Dedic was remanded in custody last year after being charged with four counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault by penetration, causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, threatening a person with a knife when in a private place, and making a threat to kill. On Tuesday,

Jun 10, 2026 → Jun 17, 2026