A rape victim who was arrested as she tried to trace her attacker after he faked his own death has blasted Police Scotland for her treatment.

The mum, known as Elle but who has asked to remain anonymous, was raped by James Clacher in August 2019 after the pair met on dating site Tinder.

While waiting to stand trial in May 2022, the 57-year-old staged his own death and fled from Scotland.

Clacher was found in Spain after two years on the run and was extradited to finally stand trial.

Earlier this month, the former gym boss, from Bellshill, in Lanarkshire, was found guilty of the violent attack on the mum and the rape of another woman a year later.

The Sunday Mail reports that five months after he staged his death, police officers turned up at Elle’s home and charged her with Comm

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