A REWARD has been offered for help to find a domestic abuser who is wanted by police.

Andrew Anderson has been at large for nearly a year after failing to turn up for his trial at Lewes Crown Court.

The 39-year-old was found guilty in his absence, and should be serving a four-year prison spell.

He was also sentenced in his absence in January this year.

Now a £500 reward for information has been put in place by Sussex Police as officers seek to find him.

Anderson was known to be living at Sutherland Avenue, Bexhill, but has links to East Sussex and Brighton.

Police said the abuser had made “systematic and threatening intimidation” of two women and their families.

He had called one of the victims threatening to get her beaten up, and caused damage to her car with a key.

Officers believe Anderson may be hiding in London, and detectives say he has been in North London areas including Holloway and Islington and also in central London.

Anderson failed to appear for sentencing at Lewes Crown Court on January 31 having been found guilty at a trial held in his absence the previous month, of seven offences relating to domestic abuse and harassment of two victims.

The court also issued a restraining order to stop him from contacting either of the women and another woman who gave evidence at the trial.

Anderson is a white man, 5ft 9ins tall, and was last seen with dark unkempt hair and facial hair.

Sussex Police said: “During his trial the jury heard about his systematic and threatening intimidation of his victims, which included threats to their families, harassing one of the women with a series of phone calls threatening violence, threatening to pay someone to beat up the other woman and causing ‘keying’ damage all around her car.”

The force said it wants to interview Anderson in connection with further allegations of harassment and a breach of his restraining order against one of the women he is banned from contacting.

Detectives believe the reward of up to £500 for Anderson’s arrest in order to serve the sentence he has already been given, will result in information coming in.

Anyone who sees Anderson or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Sussex Police online or call 101 or 999, quoting Sussex reference 47200160279.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111