Police hunt for sex offenders
Reporter: JANICE BARKER
Date published: 09 February 2010
THESE two men are among 15 missing sex offenders being sought by police.
Attif Hussain and Mamod Korbani are registered sex offenders who have vanished after they were released from prison on licence.
Hussain (35) was convicted for having sex with a 14-year-old Oldham girl, and breaching the terms of his sex offender registration.
He has previous convictions for three rapes and an abduction, also in Oldham.
Police are investigating allegations Hussain seriously sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl.
The photograph of Hussain was taken in 2008 but officers believe his appearance may be slightly different now. It is understood he has grown his hair, has a beard and has lost weight.
He was last known to be living in the Shaw area and is thought to have links with London and Derby.
He is Asian, 5ft 8in tall, with brown eyes, black hair, of medium build and of scruffy appearance with a birthmark on his right leg. He speaks with a northern accent.
Also missing is Mamod Korbani (32), of Rochdale, who was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison in August, 2006, for causing actual bodily harm and for causing an Oldham woman to engage in sexual activity without consent.
Korbani was released on licence but breached his terms in April, 2009.
Det Insp Debbie Conlon Houldershaw, from Greater Manchester Police’s Sex Offender Management Unit, said the number of missing registered sex offenders has dropped from 23 in December to 15 today.
She added: “It shows how determined we are to find those on the sex offenders’ register who go missing.
“We make every effort to ensure that we know where registered sex offenders are, and those that go missing or breach the terms of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order are found and dealt with accordingly.
“Some of those who are missing may have left the country, which makes them more difficult to locate.
“I would also stress that the figure of 15 represents a tiny fraction — less than 1 per cent — of the total number of sex offenders in Greater Manchester that we manage, and none of those that are currently missing are classed as very high risk.
“Protecting people is our priority and all serious offenders are rigorously managed and monitored by specially-trained staff.”
Anyone with information should call police on 0161-856 4153 or 0161-856 8962, contact the Wanted website, www.gmp.police.uk/wanted , or call the independent charity Crimestoppers, on 0800-555 111.
