Police have issued an appeal after a man escaped from custody in south London.
Kwami Richards escaped from a prison transport van outside Brixton Police Station at around 2pm on Friday, the Met Police said.
The 42-year-old, who has links to Wandsworth, was wanted on recall to prison for breaching his licence conditions after serving a sentence for burglary.
He had been arrested by Met officers and was in the process of being transported to prison by a private security company when the incident occurred, police said.
Richards was then pursued by an officer who witnessed the incident into Brixton tube station. The officer was assaulted as he attempted to detain Richards who then boarded a Victoria Line train, police said.
The Met said that Richards should not be approached and urged the public to call 999 if he is seen.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to call 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 4140/26May.
