{"id":596234,"date":"2026-04-09T18:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/596234\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:46:14","slug":"search-underway-after-convicted-gang-rapist-escapes-from-sydney-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/596234\/","title":{"rendered":"Search underway after convicted gang rapist escapes from Sydney hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police say &#8220;significant&#8221; resources are being devoted to the capture of a convicted gang rapist who absconded \ufefffrom a hospital in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/sydney\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Sydney\">Sydney<\/a>&#8216;s south-west yesterday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say that Michael Angok, 30, was receiving treatment before he escaped custody at Bankstown Hospital at about 9.30am yesterday, after being transported from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. \ufeff<\/p>\n<p>He has been on the run for more than 30 hours. \ufeff<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/9af48285-1552-4ee5-a6f4-9a8e904feaba.jpeg\"   alt=\"The search continue for the 30-year-old escapee. \"\/>The search continue for the 30-year-old escapee.  (NSW Police Force)<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old was imprisoned for his role in the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Doonside, in Sydney&#8217;s west, in 2014 and has spent the past nine years in Villawood Detention Centre.<\/p>\n<p>NSW Police Detective Superintendent Brett Van Akker said that Angok is &#8220;well-known to police&#8221; as they appeal to the public for information.<\/p>\n<p>Van Akker said that while police will not comment on his criminal history, &#8220;significant police resources&#8221; are working towards his capture.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffPersonal items belonging to the 30-year-old were found on Gallipoli Road in Condell Park after his escape.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/57f304e7-cd94-4b64-9a71-0e0ff4a1c961.jpeg\"   alt=\"The entrance to the Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital where a man in his 50s was dropped after being shot in the leg. Bankstown, NSW. November 28, 2025. Photo: Kate Geraghty\"\/>Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. (Kate Geraghty)<\/p>\n<p>He is described as being of African appearance, about 175cm to 180cm tall, of thin build with short black hair.<\/p>\n<p>He was last seen wearing a black hooded jumper, grey tracksuit pants and white &#8216;croc&#8217; sandals.<\/p>\n<p>Angok previously lived in the Blacktown area and may use public transport.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/9ec031ac-081e-4e05-bed8-8c27417b4f65.jpeg\"   alt=\"Detective Superintendent Brett Van Akker,Acting Commander, Bankstown Police Area Command\"\/>Detective Superintendent Brett Van Akker,Acting Commander, Bankstown Police Area Command (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If anyone knows the whereabouts of this individual, I urge them to come forward\ufeff and contact police through Crime Stoppers or Triple-Zero,&#8221; Van Akker said. \ufeff<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffAs the search continues, anyone who sees Angok is urged not to approach him but to contact Triple Zero (000) immediately.<\/p>\n<p>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police say &#8220;significant&#8221; resources are being devoted to the capture of a convicted gang rapist who absconded \ufefffrom&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":596235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-596234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/596235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}