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| By: Ynetnews |
| Published: December 8, 2006 |
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Fugitive serial rapist Benny Sela was nabbed at the entrance to the northern city of Nahariya on Friday evening, two weeks after escaping from police custody in Tel Aviv en route to a mistaken court hearing.
Large police forces poured on the coastal city after residents reported spotting the convicted rapist. Police said Sela, who was convicted for 14 counts of rape and sexual assault and sentenced to 35 years in jail, was hiding in a stolen car upon his arrest.
The arrest is likely to reinstate public confidence in the Israel Police following a wave of criticism over Sela's easy escape from police custody.
A commission set up by Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter to probe the blunder pointed to serious police shortcomings that contributed to Sela's escape.
Police said Sela, who was arrested near Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot, resisted arrest and ran away from the checkpoint.
Police officers chased him and handcuffed him.
On Friday afternoon police received reports from citizens who said they had spotted Sela driving a Honda Civic in Tiberias.
A police inspection of the car's plate number revealed that the car had been reported stolen on Friday morning. |
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