Urgent manhunt for convicted rapist, 58, who is ‘actively evading’ police as public warned ‘do not approach’

AN URGENT manhunt has been launched to find a convicted rapist who is "actively evading officers".

South Yorkshire Police warned the nationalist "do not approach" Doherty, 58, but to telephone 999.

Cops are connected the hunt for Doherty aft helium doubly breached his Sex Offender Notification Requirements.

He is besides wanted successful transportation to a study of making threats to kill.

The offender was convicted of rape successful 2014, and of attempted rape and indecent battle successful 2000.

As a effect helium was places connected the enactment offenders’ registry for life.

But helium has failed to registry his address, thing that is regularly required.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Doherty, 58, from Doncaster, is wanted for 2 breaches of Sex Offender Notification Requirements, and successful transportation to a study of making threats to kill.

"In 2000, Doherty was convicted of attempted rape and indecent assault, and successful 2014 helium was convicted of rape. Upon his merchandise from situation helium was placed connected the enactment offenders’ registry for life.

"As portion of the presumption of the register, Doherty is required to regularly registry his code with police.

"He has precocious failed to registry his code arsenic required.

"We privation to perceive from anyone who has seen oregon spoken to Doherty recently, oregon knows wherever helium mightiness beryllium staying. He knows helium is wanted and we judge helium is actively evading officers.

"He is described arsenic a achromatic man, of slim build, 6ft 4ins tall, and with greying airy brownish abbreviated hair.

"Officers judge Doherty is successful the Scawthorpe oregon Balby areas of Doncaster, however, helium besides has links to Grimsby.

"If you spot Doherty, delight bash not attack him, but alternatively telephone 999.

"If you person immoderate different accusation astir wherever helium mightiness be, you tin interaction america via our online unrecorded chat, our online portal oregon by calling 101.

"Please punctuation probe fig 14/204158/24 erstwhile you get successful touch.

"You tin entree our online portal here.

"Alternatively, if you similar not to springiness your idiosyncratic details, you tin enactment anonymous and walk connected what you cognize by contacting the autarkic foundation Crimestoppers.

"Call their UK Contact Centre connected freephone 0800 555 111 oregon implicit a elemental and unafraid anonymous online signifier astatine Crimestoppers-uk.org."