Police are trying to find a 59-year-old man from Gloucester who is needed on 4 counts of raping a lady after he fled final month.

Vernon Steele, who has no fastened abode, was on bail after he had been charged for the horrific assault final yr.

Steele didn’t attend court docket final month as he was imagined to.

Steele was as a result of seem at Gloucester Crown Court docket on 22 November for a listening to regarding the fees. Nevertheless, he didn’t attend, and a decide issued a warrant for his arrest.

He’s described as being 5ft 6ins in top, of a big construct, and with brief, darkish brown receding hair and a greying beard.

Steele is described as having a number of tattoos on each arms. He has hyperlinks to Tewkesbury, Berkeley, Gloucester, Worcester, and Bromsgrove.

Police are actually asking for the general public’s assist to find Steele, as enquiries haven’t but led to his location. Gloucestershire Police have issued his image and requested the general public to be vigilant.

Police stated: “If you happen to see Steele or have any data on his whereabouts you may present data to police on-line by finishing the next kind referencing incident quantity 311 of 16 December or name 999 if seen on the time.

“Info will also be submitted by calling police on 101, or you may present data anonymously by contacting the impartial crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or by means of their on-line kind.”