A British national, Robert Bill, who was serving a 20-year sentence in a Moroccan prison, has died. Bill, a former teacher and playground designer from St Asaph, was convicted in 2014 for attempting to kidnap and rape three Moroccan girls. According to the ECHO Newspaper, Bill was arrested in June 2013 at a petrol station in Tetouan, northern Morocco, after witnesses heard screams from a young girl in his Spanish-registered car. He was subsequently found guilty of attempting to abduct and rape two other Moroccan girls in Tetouan and Chefchaouen. Prior to his crimes in Morocco, Bill had served time in the UK. He was initially sentenced to six years at Caernarfon Crown Court in 2009 for attempting to abduct a five-year-old girl in Holywell in 2007. After an appeal and guilty plea, his sentence was reduced to two years at Chester Crown Court in 2010. Following his UK release, Bill moved to southern Spain in August 2012, working as an estate agent. Spanish authorities later launched a manhunt after he allegedly attempted to abduct a 12-year-old girl in Velez-Malaga. He entered Morocco in November 2012 through Ceuta. The British Foreign Office has confirmed his death and is providing support to his family while maintaining contact with local authorities.
