A search has been launched for a child rapist who absconded while on escorted community leave in Perth city centre.
Cliff Lyons Dobbie, who is a restricted patient, is described as a white male, about 5ft 3in (1.6m) tall and of stocky, muscular build.
He has been detained in secure units since 1990 after he raped a 10-year-old girl in Glasgow.
NHS Tayside said it is working with Police Scotland to trace a missing patient, and members of the public are urged not to approach him.
Dobbie, who is bald with light blue eyes and a noticeable squint, was last seen wearing white trainers, light blue ripped jeans, a salmon-coloured golf shirt and a light blue jumper.
He was also wearing a black cap and thick black-rimmed glasses and was seen carrying a black backpack and a black puffer jacket.
Dobbie has distinctive tattoos on both arms, including an image of two blue tiger-like eyes on his right arm and a blue and red Rangers tattoo on his left arm.
He speaks with a strong Glaswegian accent and has links to Glasgow and the surrounding area.
