Enjoy the afterlife, Raymond.
Posted on 08/29/2006 6:33:47 AM PDT by Marius3188
A convicted paedophile who was due to be sentenced for sex offences against children has been found dead in the River Taff in Cardiff.
The body of Raymond Croft, 58, from Port Talbot, was found after he missed his sentencing in Swansea last week.
He had previously been found guilty of sexual assault, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and attempted sexual activity with a child.
Police said there are no suspicious circumstances around his death.
Croft was due to appear at Swansea Crown Court last week to be sentenced for sex offences against children, but did not attend.
Judge John Diehl QC had issued a warrant for his arrest last Friday.
The same day, his body was found in the River Taff, near Sophia Gardens.
Croft had been granted bail five weeks ago while reports were compiled ahead of sentencing.
A South Wales Police spokesman said: "We can confirm that the body of a man found in the River Taff has been identified as that of Raymond Croft.
"There are no suspicious circumstances and the coroner has been informed."
Other than the obvious problems with polution of a perfectly good river, this solution seems to make more sense than feeding, housing and letting this preditor back out to prey on the innocent.
Hopefully, some good citizen decided to remove this waste of oxygen from the planet.
I'll drink to that!
Hmmm .... tried to cross the River Taff, crossed the River Styx instead. Probably doesn't like what he found on the other side ...
They're joking, right? Suicide? ROFL More like "assisted-by-force" suicide.
They found his body in the river? Don't those people have alligators over there? No bodies are ever found in the river in East Texas.
Hmmmmm ... when I was growing up in small-town America, local paedophiles seemed to have a lot of accidents before they disappeared. Moved on, I suppose.
I do so love a happy ending.
Sniff.
Many family members of the victims are very pleased with the way this investigation has unfolded...:)
Indeed. Nothing suspicious about a family member of one of the victims to get rid of him.
Man, that was alot of 'of's.
OOPS!
Just like a paedophile to steal more chain than he can swim with...
No question about it, case closed.
Only one? Pity.
That is one sick basturd. You Brits need to help this POS along like this POS in this thread.
I voted with my feet years ago :)
Police said that there were chains and concrete blocks tied around his ankles noting that it was the worst case of suicide they had ever seen.
They are still trying to figure out how he tied his own hands behind his back. A team of magicians has been hired to investigate further.
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