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Daniel Khalife pleads not guilty to escaping custody at HMP Wandsworth

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded not guilty to escaping custody at HMP Wandsworth where he was on remand after being charged with terror offences earlier this year. The 21-year-old appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from HMP Belmarsh ...

21 Sept 2023 at 13:50

80 prison officers skipped shifts on day of Daniel Khalife escape

Eighty prison officers at HMP Wandsworth did not attend their shifts on the day Daniel Khalife escaped from the prison, a Government minister has said. Justice minister Damian Hinds confirmed the figure, equating to 39% of total expected staff on ...

15 Sept 2023 at 19:23

Around 40 inmates moved out of Wandsworth Prison after Daniel Khalife escape

Around 40 inmates of HMP Wandsworth have been moved out of the Category B prison after terror suspect Daniel Khalife’s escape, the Justice Secretary has said. Alex Chalk said on Sunday that the preliminary findings of his investigation into ...

10 Sept 2023 at 10:20

Terror suspect Daniel Khalife charged with escaping from Wandsworth Prison

Daniel Khalife charged with escaping Wandsworth prison

Daniel Khalife has been charged with escaping from custody at HMP Wandsworth, the Metropolitan Police have said. The former soldier was arrested on a canal towpath in west London at 10.41am on Saturday after being pulled off a push bike by ...

10 Sept 2023 at 16:15

Helicopter, police dogs and intelligence: How police tracked down Daniel Khalife

Police dogs, a helicopter and officers searching in back gardens eventually helped lead to terror suspect Daniel Khalife’s capture following his escape from prison. The Metropolitan Police previously noted the former soldier’s “ingenuity” ...

09 Sept 2023 at 18:49

Wandsworth prison performance rated ‘serious concern’ before escape

Wandsworth prison’s performance was rated as a “serious concern” and watchdogs had issued a string of warnings about the jail in the past year before a former soldier accused of terrorism escaped undetected. The category B reception and ...

07 Sept 2023 at 16:08

Inmate stabbed at HMP Wandsworth, Met Police says

An inmate has been stabbed at HMP Wandsworth days after Daniel Khalife’s escape, the Metropolitan Police has said. Police were called at around 3.20pm on Sunday to reports that an inmate had been assaulted inside the prison. Officers ...

10 Sept 2023 at 23:42

HMP Wandsworth needs closing, says chief inspector of prisons

The jail from which former soldier Daniel Khalife escaped “really needs closing”, the prisons watchdog said. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said “in an ideal world” Wandsworth would be shut, but “there are only just ...

07 Sept 2023 at 23:14

What are the outstanding questions in the wake of the Wandsworth prison escape?

Suspected terrorist soldier Daniel Khalife escaped from Wandsworth prison on Wednesday. So far there have been no confirmed sightings despite a nationwide manhunt, police said. Here are some of the questions about the ...

07 Sept 2023 at 19:14

Daniel Khalife remanded in custody after being charged with prison escape

Former soldier Daniel Khalife allegedly escaped from prison by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery vehicle using a material “which may have been from bed sheets”, a court heard. The 21-year-old was ...

11 Sept 2023 at 14:55

Trial delay for former soldier Daniel Khalife after alleged prison escape

The trial of former soldier Daniel Khalife, who is accused of passing sensitive information to Iranian intelligence, has been put off following his alleged prison escape. The 22-year-old was due to go on trial on ...

13 Oct 2023 at 15:20

‘Shocking’ chaos at HMP Wandsworth was ‘in plain view of leaders’, report finds

A “shocking” level of chaos at scandal-hit HMP Wandsworth was the result of sustained decline that happened “in plain view of leaders”, a report by the prisons watchdog has concluded. Prison staff displayed an ...

06 Aug 2024 at 01:31

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