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The Latest Breaking News from HMP Wandsworth

Prisoner manhunt LIVE: Wrongly freed man hands himself back in to London jail

Surrey Police said Billy Smith handed himself into to HMP Wandsworth following his accidental release

Evening Standard

David Lammy under pressure as two more prisoners mistakenly freed

Algerian sex offender and a fraudster released by Wandsworth jail, days after new checks brought in

The Guardian - UK

Police manhunt after another foreign prisoner mistakenly released from jail

The Algerian man was accidentally freed from HMP Wandsworth on October 29, police said.

Evening Standard

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Wandsworth prison manhunt latest: Prisoner found three days after accidental release but another on loose

Manhunt continues for prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif

The Independent UK

Fury as two prisoners wrongly released from HMP Wandsworth in a week – and police weren’t told about one for six days

Anger as Metropolitan Police say they were only informed on Tuesday that migrant sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was on the run, six days after his ‘release in error’

Evening Standard

OPINION - Boris Becker: From HMP Wandsworth to a prison for foreigners, what I learnt about the British system

Murderers, paedophiles... and a former Wimbledon Champion. The tennis star reveals how he survived in jail

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HMP Wandsworth prisoner ‘would still be alive’ without failings, watchdog rules

Staff repeatedly missed opportunities to help Rajwinder Singh, 36, who took his own life, a report has found

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Prisoner in 'too hot' wing at HMP Wandsworth died of heat-related illness, watchdog finds

David Wise, 43, was found unresponsive in his cell

Evening Standard

Two men to face trial over allegedly helping prison escapee Daniel Khalife

Adeel Khan, 30, and Imran Chowdhury, 25, are accused of helping Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.

The Independent UK

Daniel Khalife jailed: Soldier turned Iran spy who broke out of prison sentenced to 13 years behind bars

Daniel Khalife, 23, strapped himself to underside of food truck and used kitchen trousers as makeshift sling to break free from HMP Wandsworth

Evening Standard

‘Dangerous fool’ Daniel Khalife jailed for 14 years for prison escape and spying for Iran

The 23-year-old drew nationwide attention when he fled from HMP Wandsworth by clinging to truck and sparking major manhunt

The Independent UK

Ex-British soldier Daniel Khalife sentenced to 14 years after spying for Iran

The 23-year-old was also sentenced for breaking out of HMP Wandsworth by tying himself to the underside of a delivery truck in September 2023.

Evening Standard

Daniel Khalife, former soldier who spied for Iran, jailed for more than 14 years

Khalife sparked manhunt when he escaped from HMP Wandsworth by clinging to underside of delivery truck

The Guardian - UK

Second man denies helping Daniel Khalife escape prison

Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest, east London, is accused of helping Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.

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Second man charged with assisting Daniel Khalife after prison escape

Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest, east London is accused of helping Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth.

Evening Standard

Man denies assisting escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife

Imran Chowdhury, 25, denied assisting the former soldier after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.

The Guardian - UK

Prison officer jailed for having sex with inmate at HMP Wandsworth

Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, of south-west London was charged after video of activity was shared on social media

The Independent UK

Prison officer who had sex with HMP Wandsworth inmate jailed for 15 months

Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, was filmed having sex with a prisoner

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The Independent UK

Man, 25, charged with helping Daniel Khalife after Wandsworth prison escape

Imran Chowdhury allegedly assisted Daniel Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth

The Independent UK

Man charged with assisting escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife

Imran Chowdhury has been charged with assisting former soldier Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023, police said.

Evening Standard

Daniel Khalife: From teenage soldier to Iranian spy

The former soldier escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.

The Independent UK

Inside HMP Wandsworth: How Daniel Khalife’s escape reveals ‘shocking’ prison chaos

It was revealed two guards checked the truck that Daniel Khalife escaped under

The Independent UK

How Daniel Khalife escaped from Wandsworth prison and avoided national manhunt for 75 hours

The 23-year-old made a sling from a pair of trousers that he attached to the bottom of a catering van for his escape in a move even the Met acknowledged showed ‘ingenuity’

Evening Standard

Prisons crisis and chaos at HMP Wandsworth laid bare in wake of Khalife’s escape

Khalife made his escape in September last year, while being held on remand over spy charges, by strapping himself underneath a food delivery lorry.

Evening Standard

Security audit found ’81 points of failure’ at Wandsworth prison after escape

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty partway through his trial at Woolwich Crown Court to escaping from HMP Wandsworth.

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