A man has been arrested as part of a Met Police investigation into the alleged escape of a prisoner from HMP Wandsworth last September

BEACONSIDE — Live News The 24-year-old man was arrested on the morning of Wednesday, 17...

Oliver Kent

Published: 4:24 pm January 18, 2024

Updated: 11:40 am October 8, 2025

BEACONSIDE — Live News

The 24-year-old man was arrested on the morning of Wednesday, 17 January at an address in east London. He was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and he was taken into custody at a London police station.

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He was subsequently bailed to a date in late April.
The man is not a member of staff at HMP Wandsworth.

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