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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Caitlin Doherty and Amy-Clare Martin

Mistakenly released prisoner hands himself in as Lammy faces fresh pressure over handling of fiasco

One of the prisoners mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth handed himself in amid mounting pressure on David Lammy over his handling of the fiasco, as the hunt continues for a registered sex offender who is still at large.

Billy Smith, 35, was pictured grinning on Thursday morning as he gave himself up three days after being released in error, having been sentenced to 45 months for multiple fraud offences. Wearing a tracksuit, the criminal was filmed hugging his partner and enjoying a cigarette on the jail steps before turning himself in.

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