A convicted sex offender, who previously sparked a national manhunt after being mistakenly freed from prison, has been jailed for 26 weeks for punching and biting two police officers.
Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, a 24-year-old Algerian asylum seeker, gained national attention last November after his mistaken release from HMP Wandsworth. The blunder highlighted a concerning rise in accidental inmate releases, sparking a government crisis and pledges for tougher security measures.
