Malcolm Millman, the convicted rapist who had reportedly been spotted in Altrincham, has been found and detained under the Mental Health Act.
He was detained at 8.30pm this evening after being located in Blackpool.
Senior Investigating Officer DCI Kevin Brown, from Thames Valley Police, said: “I would like to thank officers and members of the public across the country for their help in locating Millman. In particular I want to thank the officers and public in Greater Manchester and Blackpool.
“This has been a complex search operation involving many agencies working together and I am pleased it has now successfully concluded and Millman is detained.”
Millman, who was convicted of rape in 1996 and was said by police to pose a specific risk to women and girls, originally absconded during a day visit to a monastery in Hemel Hempstead on Saturday 24 October.
He failed to return to Chadwick Lodge, a secure facility in Milton Keynes, whose care he was under.
