""Shortly after 1pm on Tuesday 4 November, the Met was informed by the Prison Service that a prisoner had been released in error from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday 29 October. "The prisoner is a 24-year-old Algerian man. "Officers are carrying out urgent enquiries in an effort to locate him and return him to custody." Sky News, that first reported the mistaken release, said it is understood the prisoner was serving time for trespass with an intent to steal but has previously committed sexual offences."
"It is yet to be explained why it was nearly a week between the latest release at Wandsworth and the police being informed that an offender was at large. The numbers of these types of errors has risen recently, with 262 instances between March 2024 and March 2025, Sky reported. David Lammy, the deputy prime minister and justice secretary, promised "the strongest release checks that have ever been in place" in the aftermath of the Kebatu manhunt."
A 24-year-old Algerian man was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth on 29 October and remains at large. The Metropolitan Police were informed by the Prison Service on 4 November and are conducting urgent enquiries to locate and return him to custody. The man was reportedly serving time for trespass with intent to steal and has prior sexual offences. It is unclear why nearly a week passed before police were notified. There were 262 erroneous prison release incidents between March 2024 and March 2025. The Deputy Prime Minister ordered enhanced release checks and an independent Kebatu investigation led by Dame Lynne Owens.
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