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Mistakenly freed sex offender jailed again for biting police officers

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif sparked a manhunt last November after he was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth

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Accidentally freed prisoner locked up for biting police officers

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif has been jailed for 26 weeks for punching and biting two police officers after he was caught trying to steal a phone on a train.

Evening Standard

Man wrongly released from London jail admits crimes after recapture

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth while awaiting trial

Evening Standard

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Wrongly released sex offender pleads guilty to burglary and knife offence

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif had been convicted in 2024 for exposing himself in a London park.

Evening Standard

Twelve more prisoners in England and Wales released in error in last month

Justice secretary David Lammy says two are still at large but overall ‘trend is downwards’

The Guardian - UK

Twelve prisoners mistakenly freed in past month and two still at large – Lammy

Earlier data showed 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.

Evening Standard

David Lammy says 91 prisoners freed in error in England and Wales since April

Justice secretary tells MPs as many as four may still be at large and blames previous governments’ cuts for mistakes

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Wrongful releases of 91 prisoners since April is ‘shocking’ – No 10

The data, released by the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, shows 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.

Evening Standard

Three prisoners a week set free by mistake since April, new figures show

An average of three prisoners a week have been wrongly set free in the last seven months

Evening Standard

Call for clarity on releases in error as prisoner mistakenly counted as at large

Robert Jenrick said he would ask David Lammy to make clear how many prisoners have been accidentally released and how many are still at large.

Evening Standard

AI chatbot is Government's new recruit at HMP Wandsworth to stop inmates being wrongly freed

Prisons minister Lord Timpson said the southwest London jail had been given the ‘green light’ to use artificial intelligence

Evening Standard

Prisoner was mistakenly counted among those at large after early release

Over the weekend, it was reported that a total of four offenders had been released in error, with two released in June this year, and two in 2024.

Evening Standard

One of four prisoners at large is now back in custody

Over the weekend, it emerged that a total of four offenders freed in error – two released in June this year, and two in 2024 – remained at large.

The Independent UK

Accidental prisoner releases have gone up under Labour, minister admits

Asked about accidental prisoner releases, Lisa Nandy said ‘even one is too many’ but the government is ‘gripping’ the crisis

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Lisa Nandy defends David Lammy over prison release errors and scrutiny claims

The Culture Secretary said her Cabinet colleague had weighed up which detail to share in the Commons.

The Independent UK

Two of four on-the-run prisoners ‘mistakenly released in 2024’

Government under increasing pressure as four prisoners wrongly freed mark just some of a number of high-profile cases

Evening Standard

Two of four prisoners still at large were freed by mistake last year

Another two, who are understood to have been freed in error in June this year, also remain missing.

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‘You have a distinctive wonky nose’, police tell prisoner during arrest

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, north London, earlier on Friday.

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Manhunt ends in Brahim Kaddour-Cherif’s arrest after accidental prison release

Justice Secretary David Lammy acknowledged there was a crisis in the prison system.

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Dramatic video shows wrongly-freed Algerian sex offender arrested in north London as he tries to dupe police

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in Islington after a huge police manhunt

The Independent UK

Foreign prisoner mistakenly released from jail arrested

The Met confirmed Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was detailed after he was spotted by a member of the public on Friday morning.

The Independent UK

Four more mistakenly-released prisoners at large – after manhunt for sex offender ends with arrest

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in Islington, north London, after being spotted by a member of the public

The Guardian - UK

Sex offender freed from Wandsworth prison by mistake is back in custody

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, who was accidentally released on 29 October, arrested in north London on Friday

Evening Standard

David Lammy under growing pressure as new manhunt launched for foreign offender who strolled out of prison

Ola Abimbola, who is 21-year sentence for offences including kidnap, grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon in public, is being hunted by Sussex Police

Evening Standard

Manhunt continues for wrongly released prisoner as pressure mounts on Lammy

Police are still looking for Brahim Kaddour-Cherif who was mistakenly set free from HMP Wandsworth.

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