Child abductor freed by mistake 'strolled around' London and went to pub before fleeing UK, court told
Police said Ifedayo Adeyeye may have left the UK after prison staff failed to alert them for three days, with 179 inmates wrongly released last year.
- Prison staff at HMP Pentonville mistakenly released 58-year-old Ifedayo Adeyeye on April 21, ignoring a 12-month sentence imposed the previous day for abducting his five-year-old son, Laurys N Djosse Adeyeye.
- Mr Justice Hayden previously jailed Adeyeye for contempt of court after he abducted Laurys from his mother, Claire N Djosse, in France in July 2024, defying the judge's order to return the child.
- After his release, Adeyeye "strolled about" London and had "quite a lot of drink" at a pub before jailers reported him missing three days later, prompting Justice Hayden to criticize the "alarming lack of urgency" from prison staff.
- Police told the court Adeyeye may have entered Spain on April 22, while Chris Bryden, representing Ms N Djosse, argued the state failed the mother by not informing the Metropolitan Police promptly.
- Data from the Ministry of Justice showed 179 inmates were wrongly released between April 2025 and March 2026, prompting the MoJ to invest up to £82 million to address what it describes as a prison system in crisis.
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Child abductor wrongly released early from prison could now be abroad, police fears
A man jailed over the abduction of his five-year-old son may have left the UK in the three days it took prison staff to notify police that he had been mistakenly released from custody, the High Court has been told.Ifedayo Adeyeye was released from HMP Pentonville in London on April 21, having been jailed for contempt of court over the abduction of Laurys N’Djosse Adeyeye.Prison staff allowed the 58-year-old’s release despite him being ordered to…
Kidnapper released from prison by accident had boozy pub lunch before fleeing UK
Ifedayo Adeyeye who abducted his son, Laurys N’Djosse Adeyeye, from France and took him to Nigeria, who was mistakenly released from HMP Pentonville last month. (Picture: High Court/PA Wire) A dad accidentally released from prison early ‘strolled around London’ for three days before jailers reported him missing to police. Ifedayo Adeyeye, serving time for kidnapping his five-year-old son, may have fled the UK after prison staff accidentally rele…
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Man wrongly released from jail may have left UK before police told, court hears
Mr Justice Hayden said that the public ‘is entitled to expect far better’ after being told Ifedayo Adeyeye may have travelled to Spain. A man jailed over the abduction of his five-year-old son may have left the UK in the three days it took prison staff to notify police that he had been mistakenly released from custody, the High Court has been told. Ifedayo Adeyeye was released from HMP Pentonville in London on April 21, having been jailed for co…
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