Daniel Khalife pleads not guilty to charge of escaping custody

Daniel Khalife: former solider pleads not guilty to escaping custody at HMP Wandsworth

Khalife, 21, is accused of escaping prison by strapping himself to the underside of food delivery vehicle.

ByHeather Carrick

Published 21st Sep 2023, 11:26 BST-1min read

Updated21st Sep 2023, 11:26BST

Daniel Khalife was arrested in Chiswick, west London, by the Met Police on 9 September - three days after he allegedly escaped from Wandsworth Prison. Credit: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire

Former soliderDaniel Khalifehas pleaded not guilty to escaping custody at HMP Wandsworth earlier this month.

Khalife was being held on remand in the prison after he was charged with terror offences earlier this year. He is accused of making his escape from Wandsworth on 6 September, allegedly by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery truck.

他三天后fo 9月9日被逮捕llowing a high-profile search, in which travel hubs across the UK - including airports - were brought to a standstill. Khalife was captured on a canal towpath in westLondonwhen a plain-clothed counter-terrorism officer is said to have pulled him off of a push bike.

He appeared at theOld Baileyvia a video link from HMP Belmarsh, where he has remained in custody since his re-capture. When asked by the court what his -plea was, Khalife, who was wearing a blue and yellow sweatshirt, said: “I am not guilty.”