Urgent police appeal as terror suspect escapes Wandsworth Prison
A serving member of the British Army has escaped from Wandsworth prison while on remand facing trial for terror and Official Secrets Act offences.
The Metropolitan Police have issued an urgent appeal to trace Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, who is believed to have made his getaway on Wednesday morning.
He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, red and white chequered trousers and brown steel toe cap boots and is described as being around 6ft 2ins tall, of slim build and with short brown hair.
Khalife, who was based at Beacon Barracks, Beaconside, Stafford, was on remand at the south London prison awaiting trial accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act by collecting information “useful to an enemy”.
He was originally charged with two offences on January 27 following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command.
Commander Dominic Murphy, Head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command said: “We have a team of officers who are making extensive and urgent enquiries in order to locate and detain Khalife as quickly as possible.
“However, the public can help us as well and should anyone see Khalife, or have any information as to where he might be, then please call 999 or the immediately.
“I also want to reassure the public that we have no information which indicates, nor any reason to believe that Khalife poses a threat to the wider public, but our advice if you do see him is not to approach him and call 999 straight away.”
If seen, the public are advised not to approach Khalife and to call 999 immediately, quoting reference CAD 1631/06SEP23.