<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say "significant" resources are being devoted to the capture of a convicted gang rapist who absconded from a hospital in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span>'s south-west yesterday morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities say that Michael Angok, 30, was receiving treatment before he escaped custody at Bankstown Hospital at about 9.30am yesterday, after being transported from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has been on the run for more than 30 hours. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/super-k-flu-symptoms-contagious-period-recovery-time-everything-you-need-know-explained/304d115b-8953-42be-ba80-1ec4f3ae350c" target="_blank" title="The super-K flu strain is spreading fast in Australia"><strong><span>The super-K flu strain is spreading fast in Australia</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 30-year-old was imprisoned for his role in the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Doonside, in Sydney's west, in 2014 and has spent the past nine years in Villawood Detention Centre.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Police Detective Superintendent Brett Van Akker said that Angok is "well-known to police" as they appeal to the public for information.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Van Akker said that while police will not comment on his criminal history, "significant police resources" are working towards his capture.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bankstown-news-search-underway-after-convicted-gang-rapist-escapes-from-sydney-hospital/d1b7ad96-2164-4afa-b8fb-c8e8095bcb2d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Personal items belonging to the 30-year-old were found on Gallipoli Road in Condell Park after his escape.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woman-charged-after-striking-hospital-patient-with-hammer/61ac471e-acbe-4efa-bcb9-45940b72ad88"><strong><span>Woman allegedly attacked hospital patient with hammer over 'stolen ashes'</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is described as being of African appearance, about 175cm to 180cm tall, of thin build with short black hair.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was last seen wearing a black hooded jumper, grey tracksuit pants and white 'croc' sandals.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Angok previously lived in the Blacktown area and may use public transport.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If anyone knows the whereabouts of this individual, I urge them to come forward and contact police through Crime Stoppers or Triple-Zero," Van Akker said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As the search 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