Second Escaped Prisoner Re-Arrested and Returned to Jail
Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, a 24-year-old Algerian convicted sex offender, has been captured and sent back to HMP Wandsworth after almost a week on the run following a two-day police manhunt.
Kaddour-Cherif was mistakenly released from prison on October 29 due to a computer error, where his custodial sentence for possessing a knife was confused with a suspended sentence. Besides this, he is a registered sex offender who previously received a community order for indecent exposure in November 2024 and has been on the sex offenders' register for five years.
Capture Details
Police arrested Kaddour-Cherif in Finsbury Park, north London, at 11:30 a.m. The Metropolitan Police announced that he was spotted by a member of the public in Blackhorse Lane, Islington, prompting officers to respond swiftly.
"Officers have arrested Brahim Kaddour Cherif who was released in error from HMP Wandsworth on 29 October. Cherif was spotted by a member of the public in Blackhorse Lane, Islington just before 11.30am. Officers responded immediately and he was arrested."
Video footage from the arrest shows a police officer confirming the suspect looked "exactly like the person" they were searching for, identified by his "distinctive wonky nose," despite the man’s claim, "I am not Brahim."
Facts Summary
- 24-year-old Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, convicted sex offender from Algeria
- Released accidentally on October 29 due to computer error
- Previous convictions: possession of a knife, indecent exposure
- Arrested on November 7 in Finsbury Park, London
- Spotted by a member of the public in Islington before arrest
Author's summary: Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, mistakenly freed from prison, was recaptured after a public tip-off led police to arrest him in north London, ending his week on the run.