A manhunt has been launched for an Algerian prisoner who was released by mistake from Wandsworth prison.
The convict, 24, is understood to have been serving time for trespass with an intent to steal but has previously committed sexual offences.
The Metropolitan Police told Sky News: ‘Shortly after 1pm 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.’
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