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Gang rapist detained after allegedly escaping immigration detention in Sydney
The manhunt for a convicted gang rapist who allegedly escaped from immigration detention is over.
Michael Angok was arrested in Seven Hills in Sydney’s west this afternoon.
He had 100 hours of freedom before he was arrested about a 40-minute drive from where he escaped in Bankstown.
He has spent the past nine years in Villawood Detention Center but is believed to have escaped from Bankstown Hospital while receiving treatment on Wednesday morning.
The 30-year-old was convicted of the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Doonside in 2014.
He was awaiting deportation.
Police arrested the man and took him to Blacktown Police Station where he was charged on the outstanding warrant.
He was refused bail to appear at Blacktown Local Court tomorrow.
The investigation continues.