Daniel Khalife to appear in court tomorrow accused of escaping from prison

Daniel Khalife will appear in court tomorrow accused of escaping from custody. The 21-year-old is due to be brought before Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.

The Metropolitan Police said he had been charged with escaping custody while he was being held at HMP Wandsworth in London. Khalife was arrested on Saturday morning on a towpath near Rowdell Road in Northolt.

He is charged with escaping custody on September 6, while on remand at Wandsworth pending trial at the Old Bailey, contrary to common law. He is awaiting trial in relation to terrorism and Official Secrets Act offences, which he denies.

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A statement released by the force read: "Daniel Abed Khalife, 21 (27.09.01) will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 11 September charged as follows: On the 6th day of September 2023, then being a prisoner in his Majesty’s prison at Wandsworth, being remanded in custody pending trial as ordered at the Central Criminal Court on the 21st day of July 2023, escaped, contrary to common law.

"Khalife was arrested on a towpath near Rowdell Road, Northolt on Saturday, 9 September following a policing operation led by officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. He was charged on Sunday, 10 September."