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Hospital still employing suspect in rape inquiry
Western Mail
|February 14, 2026
A TROUBLED Welsh hospital has decided not to suspend an employee who is on police bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape and other offences.
The alleged victim described the decision by Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales (UHW) as "scary".
South Wales Police said a man from Cardiff was arrested last August on suspicion of rape, intentional strangulation, coercive or controlling behaviour, stalking and common assault.
"He has been released on bail pending further inquiries," a force spokeswoman told WalesOnline.
The complainant contacted us after Cardiff and Vale University Health Board refused to tell her whether it had suspended the staff member. She said she was "terrified" of encountering him at the hospital in Heath, where she has recently been attending appointments.
Her concerns grew when she saw a social media image of the suspect attending a work do, which took place away from the UHW premises.
This story is from the February 14, 2026 edition of Western Mail.
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