Police hunt man wanted over Rotherham rape allegation
Manhunt for Birmingham suspect with South Yorkshire connections
Police are searching for a rape suspect who failed to appear at court over an alleged offence in Rothrham.
Mohammed Ismail, 39, from Birmingham, is wanted for failing to appear at court following a reported rape in Rotherham in 2024.
Officers investigated the rape and Ismail was charged, and he was due to appear in court on 2 June 2026.
Ismail failed to appear and enquiries to locate him have been ongoing since then. A warrant for his arrest is now active, and police want help from the public to find him.
Ismail is described as black, around six feet tall and of a slim build.
He is known to frequent the Rockingham Street area of Sheffield and has links to Birmingham.
Anyone with information about Ismail’s whereabouts, should get in touch with South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting investigation number 14/78438/24.