Convicted rapist wrongly freed from prison claims he warned guards it was a mistake (opens original article in a new tab)

A convicted rapist was mistakenly released from a UK prison due to a case file error, claimed he warned guards it was a mistake, then fled to Bosnia and avoided his trial.

• Convicted rapist Bernadin Dedic was mistakenly released from prison due to a case file mix-up
• Dedic claimed he warned guards it was a mistake but was forced out of jail
• Dedic fled to Bosnia and did not return for his trial which proceeded in his absence