New maps show the route of a van underneath which terror suspect Daniel Khalife clung as it took him from a prison to leafy suburbs.
The 21-year-old former soldier fled HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday and officers have spent three days searching for the man, who was awaiting trial in relation to terror and Official Secrets Act offences, including committing a “bomb hoax” and trying to elicit information that would have been “useful to a terrorist”. Metropolitan Police stopped a Bidfood lorry in Putney, southwest London, within one hour of Khalife being reported missing. Straps were found underneath the HGV but there was no sign of the fugitive, who is a computing specialist.
Police believe this is the route the van took on Wednesday (Press Association Images)Maps show the route police believe the van took on Wednesday, highlighting the vehicle went through Wandsworth itself and then east. It was intercepted in Putney near East Putney Station, but Khalife wasn't in it. And another map shows the geography in which Met Police have carried out enquiries since Khalife's escape. It highlights the prison, with annotation confirming Khalife escaped at around 7.30am on Wednesday "clinging to the underside of a lorry".
This infographic shows the location of Richmond Park in respect of HMP Wandsworth (Press Association Images)A further annotation marks, around three miles southwest of the prison, of Richmond Park, which officers searched this morning. Two helicopters circled the 2,400-acre site in southwest London but Met Police is yet to confirm if anything of interest was found there. The escape from HMP Wandsworth is now being probed as an "inside job". Met Police's boss says the escape was "clearly pre-planned" and IT expert Khalife may have had help from others outside the jail.
And last night, fears grew Khalife, who was raised in southwest London, had fled the country as no confirmed sightings of the man had been recorded. Metropolitan Police counter terror chief Dominic Murphy admitted this is "unusual" and said it is "absolutely possible" Khalife had already left the UK. That is despite airports and ports being on high alert since Khalife fled.
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Khalife had been discharged from the army in May of this year after allegedly planting three fake bombs at an RAF base, and gathering information that could be useful to an enemy. Khalife has denied all three charges against him. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, red and white chequered trousers and brown, steel toe-cap boots, Met Police said, and is slim and 6ft 2in, with short brown hair.
If seen, the public are advised not to approach Khalife and to call 999 immediately, quoting reference CAD 1631/06SEP23.
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