An on-the-run rapist who skipped his court sentencing more than a month ago has been sent to prison after being captured in a police chase

Jason Vincent Longhurst, 44, was due to be imprisoned for the sex attack on an unconscious teenage girl in 2011.

Longhurst did not attend %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_0%% on 9 September and was jailed for nine years in his absence.

He was arrested in East Yorkshire on Tuesday after a pursuit when the car he was in failed to stop, police said.

North Yorkshire Police’s Sgt Hannah McPeake described Longhurst as a “sickening predator”, adding that he had “shown no remorse for his actions or the pain he has inflicted on his victim.

He throttled the %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_1%%, who was a guest in his home, with a jumper until she passed out before raping her, the force said.

After his arrest, Longhurst, of Lindsey Avenue, York, appeared at York Crown %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_2%% the same day to be informed of his sentence and to start his jail term.

He is due back in court on 9 November when a decision will be made if he is to face further charges for absconding.