POLICE are on the hunt for a convicted criminal who was due to start his nine-year prison sentence but failed to hand himself in.
Dean Noble, 33, of Worsbrough, violently attacked three people in May 2021, leaving them with serious injuries.
One victim spent many weeks in a coma and suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Noble was found guilty of two counts of Section 18 assault and one count of Section 47 assault at Sheffield Crown Court in July, and received a two-year suspended sentence.
Following an appeal by officers under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, the original sentence was quashed at the Court of Appeal and a new sentence of nine years in prison was imposed.
Noble is now required to begin his prison sentence but has failed to present himself as instructed.
A police spokesperson said: “We believe Noble is actively evading officers, and now need the public’s help in locating him.
“If you see Noble, please call 999 immediately, or if you have any information on where he may be or where he has been, you can report this by calling 101 quoting investigation number 14/77597/21.”
