SOUTH Yorkshire Police investigators have confirmed they are on the hunt for an on-bail child sex trafficker who was convicted of his crimes which involved Barnsley youngsters.
Sharam Muhamadi, 21, was today found guilty today of two counts of arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view of exploitation.
He was convicted - in his absence - after failing to appear at Sheffield Crown Court. Muhamadi had been remanded in custody between charge and the beginning of the trial, when his defence team’s application for bail was granted by the court. Upon his failure to appear, South Yorkshire Police immediately began a manhunt but, due to the court’s reporting restrictions, officers have been unable to publicly appeal for help until today.
Bosses say they have been conducting extensive enquiries to find Muhamadi and have trawled through hours of CCTV and phone records.
These enquiries have established that Muhamadi has links to the West Midlands area, and it’s been been confirmed that the police know he travelled to Birmingham via train.
The last confirmed sighting of Muhamadi was at around 9pm on May 18 in Birmingham city centre.
He then travelled in a taxi from the centre towards Coventry Road and the Small Heath Park area, south-east of the city.
Assistant Chief Constable Hayley Barnett said: “Our priority has been and will continue to be securing full justice for the victims tragically involved.
“They have shown commendable bravery throughout our full investigation and the complex trial which followed.
“We are wholly focused on finding Muhamadi and ensuring he faces the consequences of his actions.
“Officers have been relentlessly pursuing all lines of enquiries.
“We are keeping an open mind of his whereabouts.
“We believe he is still in the country, but if he is found abroad, we will seek the government’s help in doing everything we can to extradite him.
“We will not stop until we find him and we will ensure these young girls get the justice they deserve.”
Anyone who sees Muhamadi is asked not to approach him but to call 999 quoting South Yorkshire Police’s incident number 610 of May 21, 2026.
