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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Adam Everett

Child rapist fled to Russia 'to tell new wife he was in trouble'

A child rapist who fled to Turkey and Russia has been arrested.

Martin Gill, from St Helens, absconded three days before he was due to stand trial accused of historic sex offences at Liverpool Crown Court. The 36-year-old was convicted in his absence and subsequently sentenced to eight years in prison.

He was detained at Manchester Airport on Thursday last week upon his arrival back in the country, having been at large for around six months. The court heard today, Tuesday, that he had flown to Istanbul at around 12.30pm on Friday, June 3, having been due to go on trial the following Monday.

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