Bernadin Dedic is sentenced to 18 years in prison after he remains outside the UK following an apparent mistaken release from custody. Reports say the release error leads to Dedic being at large, but after authorities apply further legal steps, he is sentenced while he is not present at his proceedings. According to accounts from multiple outlets, Dedic travels to his native Bosnia following the prison-release incident and does not return to Britain for his sentencing or to face the court process. One source describes him as refusing to come back to the UK, while another reports that he stays abroad rather than returning to stand trial. The sentencing is carried out in his absence, with coverage focusing on the sequence of events: the custody/administrative error resulting in release, his travel abroad afterward, and the later court decision imposing an 18-year term. The reports present no indication of a dispute to the sentence itself, but they consistently frame the case around the missed return and the in-absentia proceedings.