Daniel Khalife’s 75 hours on the run – key timings and sightings earlier than terror suspect’s arrest
After 75 hours on the run, Daniel Khalife was arrested in Northolt, west London. Here is a timeline of occasions main as much as his recapture:
The 21-year-old terror suspect was declared missing from HMP Wandsworth in south London at 7.50am on Wednesday – round 20 minutes after a meals lorry left HMP Wandsworth jail at 7.32am.
The Met was notified of his disappearance at 8.15am and took “immediate action” to trace down the meals supply van.
At some level between 7.32am and eight.37am (a lot probably nearer to the latter), Khalife jumped out from beneath the van and was noticed by an eyewitness close to Wandsworth Roundabout.
Frank Noon was operating alongside the river when he noticed a person
At 8.37am, officers stopped the van in Upper Richmond Road, close to the junction with Carlton Drive.
They spoke to the driving force and carried out a search, which revealed strapping on the underside of the van.
It’s believed Khalife was hiding beneath the van and used the strapping as a part of his escape.
On Thursday and into Friday, police concentrated their search on Richmond Park, the place Khalife is believed to have had hyperlinks.
Khalife was caught ‘on a push bike’
Police, in addition to two helicopters, searched into the evening.
The investigation “gained momentum” after a search was carried out on a house in Richmond, police stated.
Although Khalife was not discovered on the deal with, additional studies from members of the general public noticed officers redeployed to Chiswick, west London.
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A reward of £20,000 was placed on supply for any info that may assist result in Khalife’s recapture.
Around 9am on Saturday the Met confirmed officers had been “focusing their efforts” in and round Chiswick.
They stated that they had acquired “intelligence-led activity”, some confirmed sightings of Khalife in a single day, and acquired calls from members of the general public.
Police vans and automobiles had been current in Church Street, Chiswick Lane South and Pumping Station Road.
The drive confirmed Khalife had been seen on Spencer Road, with the final confirmed sightings on Church Street and Chiswick Mall.
At 10.41am police arrested Khalife after a four-day search.
He was apprehended by a plain-clothes officer who pulled him off a push bike on a towpath subsequent to a canal close to Rowdell Road in Northolt, west London, having been on the run for 75 hours. He was then taken into custody.
Police stated officers had been deployed to that space deliberately, after studies from the general public and knowledge from their very own investigation.
