‘Extremely dangerous’ sex predator Paul Robson who escaped prison sparking mass threat to public is finally found
A DANGEROUS sex offender who escaped prison has been found after four days on the run.
The public were urged not to approach Paul Robson, who was jailed for life in 2000 for crawling through a woman's cat flap and attacking her in her own home.
He was moved to HMP North Sea Camp near Boston, Lincs, last month, after being refused parole five times.
Robson vanished from the open prison on Sunday with sparking a huge manhunt.
But they confirmed today he has finally been caught and is now in police custody.
The predator was arrested in the Skegness area at 9.30am today - around 20 miles from the prison he escaped from.
East Area Commander Chief Superintendent Kate Anderson said: “We are pleased to report that we have arrested Paul Robson. We are grateful to members of the public for their help and support in sharing our appeals and we’d also like to give thanks to everyone who have called in with potential sightings of him.
“We’d also like to extend our thanks to partner agencies and our officers for working tirelessly to apprehend Robson.”
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The fiend was branded a "menace to females" when he was jailed for life more than 20 years ago.
Robson had placed a pillowcase over his victim's head after sneaking into her home and attacked her at knifepoint.
Prior to the horror, he had been in and out of prison for attacking women and girls as young as eight.
Robson was deemed suitable for the move to an open prison after a hearing in February last year.
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "Paul Robson is now safely back behind bars and will face an uphill struggle proving he can ever be trusted to move to an open prison again.
"While absconds have halved since 2010 and are now extremely rare, the Deputy Prime Minister has introduced greater scrutiny of Parole Board recommendations on open prison moves."
