Police hunt for second prisoner mistakenly released within a week

A police hunt is underway for the second prisoner mistakenly released within a week.

A Met Police spokesperson said: "Shortly after 13:00hrs 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."

This comes not long after jailed migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford on 24 October. After apparently having attempted to turn himself in at a prison, he was eventually re-arrested on 26 October in Finsbury Park, London.

Following this, the government pledged to reinforce the prison system to ensure it wouldn't be repeated with an investigation also in the works.