The suspected child sex offender Daryl Taylor, from Ipswich, has a hard-to-hide face tattoo (Picture: Suffolk Police)
A manhunt with a £5,000 reward is underway after a suspect with a huge face tattoo escaped from hospital in Suffolk.
Daryl Taylor, from Ipswich, went on the run during a hospital visit after being arrested for suspected child sexual offences.
Now Crimestoppers the independent charity is offering a reward of up to £5,000 for information on the whereabouts of the 33-year-old that lead to him being apprehended.
If anyone spots him, do not approach Taylor, but contact the police or Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555111 if you wish to remain anonymous. To claim the reward, the information has to be passed directly to Crimestoppers and not to the police.
Daryl Taylor (Picture: Suffolk Police)
He has links to Ipswich and the Chantry and Hollesley areas of Suffolk in particular.
Taylor was charged with seven sexual offences involving children on Sunday, August 11, 2024.
He was transported to Ipswich Hospital for treatment after this after he required treatment, where he escaped from at about 10pm on Sunday.
On August 10, he was first arrested as he was wanted on recall to prison after breaching the terms of his licence.
He was sentenced on July 27 last year to three years’ imprisonment for assault causing actual bodily harm and attempting to pervert the course of justice, Suffolk Police said.
Police described him as white and approximately 5ft 9in tall, with a stocky build, short brown hair and a beard.
The clothes Daryl Taylor may have worn underneath another layer (Picture: Suffolk Police)
Taylor has a distinctive tattoo on his face, neck, arms and legs. When he escaped from the hospital, he wore a black and grey North Face jumper and matching jogging bottom with black Adidas sliders.
Police said previously he may have worn a white t-shirt with a black cross on the back, grey shorts and white socks underneath these clothes.
Superintendent Andy Martin from Suffolk Police said: ‘Whilst we cannot reveal our operational tactics and investigative methods so we don’t compromise our enquiries, the public should rest assured that finding Daryl Taylor remains a top priority for the force.
‘We empathise with any concerns the public may have but to give some reassurance we believe his main motivation is to avoid capture and he has gone to ground rather than him being intent on committing further crimes.’
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crimestoppers or Suffolk Police on 999, quoting the police reference 45508/24.
Crimestoppers can be contacted 24/7 via their website and on the phone at 0800 555 111.
When contacting the charity with information that could lead to Taylor’s arrest, you must ask for a reward code.
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