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| John Worboys back in Wakefield prison as victims fight his release | John Worboys back in Wakefield prison as victims fight his release |
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| The black-cab rapist John Worboys has been moved to a prison outside London as victims fight to keep him in jail for a longer sentence. | The black-cab rapist John Worboys has been moved to a prison outside London as victims fight to keep him in jail for a longer sentence. |
| Worboys served his sentence in HMP Wakefield, West Yorkshire, following his conviction in 2009. But he was moved to the high-security Belmarsh prison in London after the parole board announced it had approved his release, having decided he posed either low or no risk to the public. | Worboys served his sentence in HMP Wakefield, West Yorkshire, following his conviction in 2009. But he was moved to the high-security Belmarsh prison in London after the parole board announced it had approved his release, having decided he posed either low or no risk to the public. |
| Victims of Worboys, who drugged, sexually assaulted and raped women in the back of his black cab, were angered by his move to a prison in the capital, where he carried out his crimes. | Victims of Worboys, who drugged, sexually assaulted and raped women in the back of his black cab, were angered by his move to a prison in the capital, where he carried out his crimes. |
| The 60-year-old has been moved back to Wakefield after the outcry, the Press Association reported. He will remain in the category A prison, which houses some of the country’s most serious sex offenders, while victims take legal proceedings over his release. | The 60-year-old has been moved back to Wakefield after the outcry, the Press Association reported. He will remain in the category A prison, which houses some of the country’s most serious sex offenders, while victims take legal proceedings over his release. |
| Worboys’ return to HMP Wakefield emerged as a lawyer said she had passed details of fresh allegations made by five women to police. Harriet Wistrich told the Sunday Mirror that two further women, whose cases had been reported to police but not prosecuted as part of his trial, have asked for their allegations to be reconsidered. | Worboys’ return to HMP Wakefield emerged as a lawyer said she had passed details of fresh allegations made by five women to police. Harriet Wistrich told the Sunday Mirror that two further women, whose cases had been reported to police but not prosecuted as part of his trial, have asked for their allegations to be reconsidered. |
| Worboys was jailed indefinitely in 2009, with a minimum sentence of eight years, for drugging and sexually assaulting women passengers. He was convicted of 19 offences against 12 victims, but has been linked to more than 100 complaints in total. A high court judge said Worboys had attacked 105 women. | Worboys was jailed indefinitely in 2009, with a minimum sentence of eight years, for drugging and sexually assaulting women passengers. He was convicted of 19 offences against 12 victims, but has been linked to more than 100 complaints in total. A high court judge said Worboys had attacked 105 women. |
| The decision by the Parole Board to release him on licence after spending less than a decade behind bars emerged last month. | The decision by the Parole Board to release him on licence after spending less than a decade behind bars emerged last month. |
| A high court judge later ordered a temporary bar on Worboys’ release after considering an urgent application by two of his victims. | A high court judge later ordered a temporary bar on Worboys’ release after considering an urgent application by two of his victims. |
| The women, supported by the mayor of London Sadiq Khan, applied for a stay on his release “pending determination of the claim for judicial review or further order”. | The women, supported by the mayor of London Sadiq Khan, applied for a stay on his release “pending determination of the claim for judicial review or further order”. |
| A hearing at the high court in London is expected between Tuesday and Thursday, but a date has yet to be confirmed. | A hearing at the high court in London is expected between Tuesday and Thursday, but a date has yet to be confirmed. |