Man who killed two cyclists then went on the run jailed
Police officers working on cold case review tracked Huseyin Ozkaram to France, where he lived under an alias after fleeing ahead of sentencing hearing in 2000A man who went on the run for 24 years after being convicted of killing of two cyclists is finally behind bars
A cold case review launched last year by Cheshire Constabulary’s Force Intelligence Unit resulted in Uzkaram being extradited from France on 27 March and the force says that last Thursday he was sentenced at Chester Crown Court to 12 years and eight months in jail. While there was no record of him ever having left the UK, he was ultimately traced to France by officers who used specialist kit to match images of him to a social media user whom they believed was Uzkaram, using a false name.
“That’s something we’re really proud of and keeps us doggedly on the trail of those who seek to evade justice – no matter how long they have been wanted for and where in the world they are hiding.” “The lives of the families of Bryan Kenealy and Roger Harris changed forever when they were taken from them that day – a day that should have been an enjoyable bike ride on an autumnal sunny day. Now, 24 years on, they have finally got the justice Ozkara had denied them,” DCI Hodson added.
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