Sex offender caught by police investigating at the scene of his crime jailed for over five years

Police were called during the afternoon of September 11 and took a report of an attempted rape of a woman in her 20s in a wooded area at Taylor Street in Batley.

The victim had managed to fight off the attacker who had forced her to the ground.

He then fled the scene with some of her property which he discarded nearby.

Krisztian Glonczi, 23, of Kilpin Hill Lane in Dewsbury, was identified as the suspect after a HMET detective conducting enquires in the area saw him walking down the road and recognised him from the CCTV images already obtained.

He was stopped and arrested by officers.

He was not known to the police and further investigation established he had stalked his victim.

It was confirmed that Glonczi had attempted to flee the country while work was ongoing to identify him but was unable to escape after losing his passport.

Glonczi was jailed at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday December 13 to five years and three months after pleading guilty to an attempted rape and theft offences.

Detective Inspector Guy Shackleton, who led the investigation, said: “Krisztian Glonczi is a dangerous sexual predator who stalked his victim before then attacking her in broad daylight.

“She showed real courage in both fighting him off and then coming forward to report what had happened to her.

“The victim’s actions enabled officers to very quickly mount a full investigation into what occurred and then identify Glonczi, a first-time offender who was not known to police.

“Reports of sexual offences are treated with the utmost seriousness by specialist detectives, with the most serious offences being allocated to the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team.

“We always encourage all victims of such offences to come forwards to allow us to investigate and for partners to provide them with the help and support they may need.”