Released Prisoner and Registered Sex Offender Tracked Down and Arrested
Brahim Kaddour Cherif, a registered sex offender mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth, has been located and detained after a member of the public alerted the police.
The Metropolitan Police were notified on Tuesday about the accidental release of the 24-year-old, prompting an extensive search operation.
Background and Conviction
Cherif was convicted in November 2024 for indecent exposure related to an incident in March of the same year. He received an 18-month community order and was placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for five years.
Authorities indicated that Cherif, an Algerian national, was known to frequent the Tower Hamlets and Westminster areas.
Apprehension Details
"At 11.23am on Friday, 7 November, a call was received from a member of the public reporting a sighting of a man they believed to be Brahim Kaddour-Cherif in the vicinity of Capital City College on Blackstock Road in Islington. Officers responded immediately and at 11.30am detained a man matching Cherif's description. His identity was confirmed and he was arrested for being unlawfully at large."
Cherif was also arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker in an unrelated incident and has been taken into police custody. The Prison Service has been notified.
Summary
The accidental release of a convicted sex offender led to a swift police response, culminating in his prompt recapture following a tip-off from the public.
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