20 April,2011 08:34 AM IST | | AFP
A woman found guilty of stalking Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand was detained yesterday after she fled a court hearing before her conviction, authorities.
Susanne Ibru, 38, was convicted by Macclesfield magistrates on Monday after a one-day trial where she was accused of harassing Ferdinand outside his home on three occasions between February and June last year.
Ibru, who conducted her own defence and cross-examined Ferdinand in the witness box, left the court before District Judge Nicholas Sanders gave his guilty verdict. Sanders later issued a warrant for Ibru to be brought back to court for sentencing, saying it was "quite clear" that she was guilty.
Ibru was detained in Warrington, Cheshire yesterday police said.
