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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.

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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.

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Man denies assisting escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife

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

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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 Guardian - 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

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.

The Independent UK

Daniel Khalife: From teenage soldier to Iranian spy

The former soldier escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.

Evening Standard

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’

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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.

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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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Daniel Khalife admits escape from Wandsworth prison in dramatic plea change mid-trial

Daniel Khalife admits breaking out of HMP Wandsworth and going on the run

The Independent UK

Daniel Khalife tells court: I escaped prison to be kept in high security unit

Fellow inmates at HMP Wandsworth included prolific sex offenders and terrorists, he said.

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'I escaped prison to be upgraded to high security section away from sex offenders'

Fellow inmates at HMP Wandsworth included prolific sex offenders and terrorists, he said

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Prison officers dismissed for joking about inmate’s suicide

Two officers at HMP Wandsworth sent messages in staff WhatsApp group celebrating death of 21-year-old

Evening Standard

HMP Wandsworth prison officers 'made vile jokes about inmate's suicide'

One prison officer wrote ‘splendid if so. Total p***k’ after an inmate died at HMP Wandsworth

The Independent UK

Ex-soldier accused of prison escape ‘pencil rolled’ from under truck, court told

Daniel Khalife is alleged to have escaped from HMP Wandsworth in south London.

Evening Standard

Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife accused of prison escape ‘pencil rolled’ from under food truck, court told

Daniel Khalife is alleged to have escaped from HMP Wandsworth in south London

The Independent UK

Former soldier Daniel Khalife ‘gave Iran fabricated waffle’ to ‘get rid’ of them, court hears

Daniel Khalife is alleged to have escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023 by tying himself to the underside of a food delivery truck using bedsheets

Evening Standard

Guards at scandal-hit Wandsworth Prison failed to notice inmate had died

HMP Wandsworth was put into special measures to tackle chronic overcrowding, rampant drug use, and violence

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