A prisoner is on the run after being mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth. The error happened on October 29, five days after the widely condemned mistaken release of a migrant sex offender from HMP Chelmsford.

The Metropolitan Police said: "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 Met confirmed to Sky News that the prisoner is a 24-year-old Algerian man, adding: "Officers are carrying out urgent enquiries in an effort to locate him and return him to custody."

Sky News has reported that the prisoner was serving time for trespass with an intent to steal but has previously committed sexual offences.

The news comes just days after the accidental release

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