Police make rape arrest in Halifax after man found hidden in a wardrobe

Police arrested a man on suspicion of rape after finding him hiding in a wardrobe in a Halifax home.

By Sarah Fitton

Published 18th Apr 2024, 09:25 BST

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Officers were looking for the man suspected of rape and also wanted on recall to prison in the Park ward on Tuesday night.

When police searched a house, they found the man “wedged in a wardrobe”, said officers from Halifax Neighbourhood Policing Team.

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