Sex offender released from prison by mistake is found and arrested

Sex Offender Released by Mistake Found and Arrested

A large-scale manhunt was conducted after Brahim Kaddour Cherif, a sex offender, was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth prison. The 24-year-old was tracked down and arrested by the Metropolitan Police.

Details of the Release and Manhunt

The police were informed on Tuesday of Cherif's accidental release and immediately deployed officers to find him. Cherif had been convicted in November 2024 for indecent exposure related to an incident earlier that year. He received an 18-month community order and was registered on the Sex Offenders’ Register for five years.

Background Information

Arrest Incident

"At 11.23am on Friday, 7 November, a call was received from a member of the public reporting a sighting of a man they believed to be Brahim Kaddour-Cherif in the vicinity of Capital City College on Blackstock Road in Islington. Officers responded immediately and at 11.30am detained a man matching Cherif's description. His identity was confirmed and he was arrested for being unlawfully at large. He was also arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker in relation to a previous unrelated incident."

The arrest was made shortly after the sighting report, confirming Cherif’s unlawful status and a separate suspicion of assault on an emergency worker.

Summary: Brahim Kaddour Cherif was mistakenly released from prison but quickly tracked down and detained after a coordinated police response and public assistance.

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