Mentally-ill killer strangled homeless man flees to France
Ghodratollah Barani, a convicted killer who fled the UK and has ended up in France
A convicted killer who vanished from a care home in May and managed to leave the country is now in France.
Police have released CCTV footage of Ghodratollah Barani after he went on the run on May 11, leaving the Evergreen Lodge care home in Croydon, south London.
The 31-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility after he strangled a rough sleeper in Marble Arch, north London, in 2013.
He was handed an indefinite hospital order after the court was told that he strangled the man after ‘hearing voices telling him to kill someone so he could be king’.
He was being treated for mental health issues at the Croydon care home after he was placed there in November 2015.
Police said this week that they have used fingerprint recognition to track the killer to France.
His fingerprints were flagged up when he made an asylum claim in France. He is original from Afghanistan.
Detective Sergeant Paul Smith said: ‘We have no idea how he got over there, it would be likely he left the country clandestine.
‘We believed he planned or managed to sneak out in some way.’
The officer said that Barani had managed to avoid border checks and that there was ‘no trace of him leaving the UK’.
He added: ‘At the moment we do not know exactly where he is – he would claim asylum (in France) and then be asked to return several days later.
‘I have asked to have regular updates on that and if he does come back to the UK it will be dealt with properly.’
Police released CCTV footage, above, of Ghodratollah Barani in May this year after went on the run from the Evergreen Lodge care home in Croydon
British and French immigration services are now working together to decide on whether Barani will be returned to the UK when he is tracked down.
In an appeal put out by the Met Police in May this year after Barani went missing from the care home where he was being treated it urged people not to approach him over ‘concerns for his mental welfare’.
It stated: ‘Ghodratollah Barani was last seen at his care home in Croydon at around 6pm on Thursday, 11 May.
‘Officers have released an image taken at 10.07pm that night as Ghodratollah travelled on a bus towards Norbury and would like to speak with anyone who saw him after this time.
‘Ghodratollah has been a resident at the care home since November 2015, receiving treatment for a psychotic disorder.
‘He has not been seen or heard from since and this is out of character. Police are extremely concerned for his welfare and he could act in an unpredictable manner.
‘Ghodratollah requires regular medication and he has not taken this with him. Without this medication Ghodratollah’s mental health is expected to deteriorate.’
Detective Chief Inspector Richard McDonagh, from Croydon CID, said in May: ‘It is important that Ghodratollah is found as we need to ensure his safety.
‘Those caring for him have suggested that with the care and treatment he has been receiving over the years, he is not currently in the same place as he was when he committed the offence, but we cannot be complacent.’
The Home Office is investigating.
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