Like they say, you can’t run forever.
A convicted rapist who managed to give the police the slip from the Tawau court has been recaptured, according to The Star Online.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Abdul Rashid Harun told the news portal that the convict, 36-year-old Faizal Iman, was caught by a police team conducting Ops Cantas Khas at an estate in Lahad Datu, where he had reportedly been hiding.
Rashid said Faizal, who was found guily of raping an underage girl, was arrested at 1.45am in the Tamaco Estate.
He added that the police will open a new investigation paper under Section 224 of the Penal Code for escaping detention, which upon conviction, carries a two year jail term.
On Tuesday, Faizal managed to escape when he was about to be taken to the Tawau Prison to serve his sentence.
