Leah Croucher suspect may have held her captive for weeks before killing her
Detective Chief Superintendent Ian Hunter said this was reported to Bedfordshire Police on November 29, 2018, but was then transferred to Thames Valley Police that day.Officers say he knew he was wanted for the sex assault but attempted to evade arrest by travelling across the UK and using false names.
"We will keep an open mind, and our detailed investigation will seek to gather sufficient evidence to establish the truth. This may or may not implicate or exonerate Maxwell or any other persons from the investigation. At around 4.30pm, a woman aged in her 20s was sexually assaulted in the high street before the attacker fled.
Police made 18 arrest attempts in total but the sex offender evaded officers by travelling across the UK - including to an unknown location in Scotland at one stage.Maxwell's name was shared on the Police National Computer in December 2018 and a wanted appeal was shared on April 4, 2019.There has been no direct link between Maxwell and Leah until this week when officers received the tip-off about the house.
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