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Police release footage of wrongly released sex offender as manhunt continues

Police release new footage of escaped prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif as manhunt continues
  • Police have released previous arrest footage of Brahim Kaddour-Cherif as the manhunt for the escaped prisoner continues.
  • The 24-year-old Algerian national was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth last week.
  • Cherif is a registered sex offender, convicted in November 2024 of indecent exposure, receiving an 18-month community order and a five-year placement on the sex offenders' register.
  • He is also known as Ibrahim and is believed to have links to Tower Hamlets and frequently visits the Westminster area.
  • The public is advised not to approach Cherif but to call 999 immediately if seen, or 101 with any other information regarding his movements.
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