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80-Year-Old Fugitive Arrested After 27 Years on the Run for Alleged Child Sex Offences

Published: 02 April 2024 at 11:15

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Richard Burrows, an 80-year-old man wanted for alleged child sex offences dating back to 1969-1971, was arrested at Heathrow Airport upon returning from Thailand after nearly three decades on the run. The charges include two counts of a serious sexual offence and 11 counts of indecent assault related to incidents at a children's home in Congleton, Cheshire, and in the West Midlands. Burrows has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Chester Crown Court. The arrest was a result of persistent efforts by Cheshire Police and the National Crime Agency, demonstrating their determination to apprehend fugitives.

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Andrew Burrows, Lord Burrows (Wikipedia)


Andrew Stephen Burrows, Lord Burrows, (born 17 April 1957) is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. His academic work centres on private law. He is the main editor of the compendium English Private Law and the convenor of the advisory group that produced A Restatement of the English Law of Unjust Enrichment as well as textbooks on English contract law. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 2 June 2020. As Professor of the Law of England, University of Oxford and senior research fellow at All Souls College, Oxford at the time of his appointment, he was the first Supreme Court judge to be appointed directly from academia.

Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner (Wikipedia)


The Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Cheshire Police in the English County of Cheshire. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Cheshire Police Authority. The current incumbent is John Dwyer, who represents the Conservative Party.

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Dick Burrows (Wikipedia)


Richard Burrows (17 October 1941 – 15 December 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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One of UK's most wanted men on run for nearly 30 years is finally caught

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One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives arrested at airport after 27 years on run

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Wanted man Richard Burrows, 80, arrested after 27 years on the run

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Wanted man Richard Burrows, 80, arrested at Heathrow after 27 years on the run

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