A rapist is at large in Glasgow

David McCue was due to appear in the dock last Friday but didn't show up

The 41-year-old went AWOL as his trial entered the latter stages.
Author: Stephanie AllisonPublished 17th Mar 2023
Last updated 11th May 2023

A rapist remains at large after he was a no-show at his latest court hearing.

David McCue had been found guilty earlier this week of repeated attacks on a woman in Glasgow's Townhead and Barlanark.

The 40 year-old was further convicted of sexually assaulting a girl in charges spanning between 2010 and 2018.

McCue had initially been in the dock for the trial at the High Court in Glasgow, but went AWOL last Friday as it entered its latter stages.

He was not present when jurors returned guilty verdicts to four charges on Tuesday this week. A warrant had been issued for his arrest.

Judge Olga Pastportnikow had asked for the case to be called again today in the hope he had been found.

But, prosecutor Paul Kearney KC said: "The long and short of it is that he still at large."

The judge adjourned the case again until March 31 in Inverness.