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Police make TV appeal in hunt for fugitive

Police hunting fugitive Ivan Leach turned to the BBC's Crimewatch programme in a bid to track down the convicted sex offender who may have struck in Scotland while on the run.

Leach, also known as Lee Cyrus, went missing from North Sea Camp open prison in Boston, Lincolnshire, on October 9, after going on day release.

The 47-year-old, originally from Preston, has previously admitted a string of crimes, including having sex with a 13-year-old girl, assaulting a woman and robbing a 90-year-old widow.

Contextual targeting label: 
Burglary

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