Black cab rapist John Worboys moved out of London following backlash over return to capital

Black cab rapist John Worboys has been moved out of London after outrage at his transfer to a prison in the capital.

It is believed that serial sex offender Worboys has been moved back to HMP Wakefield from HMP Belmarsh following a backlash at his move to the city where he committed his crimes.

According to the Press Association, it is thought that Worboys has been moved back to the category A prison in West Yorkshire while legal proceedings take place over his release on parole.

A Parole Board decision that he should be released on licence after spending less than a decade behind bars sparked outrage when it emerged in January.

A High Court judge later ordered a temporary bar on Worboys’ release after an urgent application by two of his victims, supported by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, for a stay “pending determination of the claim for judicial review or further order”.

A hearing at the High Court in London is now expected between February 6 and 8, with a specific date yet to be confirmed.

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Worboys’ return to HMP Wakefield comes as a lawyer revealed she has passed details of fresh allegations made by five women to police.

Harriet Wistrich told the Sunday Mirror that two further women, whose cases were reported to police but not prosecuted as part of Worboys’ trial, have asked for their allegations to be reconsidered.

Worboys, who became known as the black cab rapist after attacking victims in his hackney carriage, was jailed indefinitely in 2009 with a minimum term of eight years for drugging and sexually assaulting women passengers.

Worboys was convicted of 19 offences against 12 victims but has been linked to more than 100 complaints.