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Police say Temitope Segun assaulted a guard and escaped while being moved to prison, and officers are warning the public not to approach him.
- On Monday, June 8, inmate Temitope Segun, aged 25, escaped a prison transport van in South East London after assaulting a guard while being transferred from Bromley Magistrates Court to HMP Thameside.
- Private contractor Serco confirmed it was transporting the prisoner and said it was "investigating" the security breach, which left one staff member injured during the Plumstead incident.
- Detective Sergeant Claudine Manning from the Met Police said, "My team of dedicated officers are working around the clock to trace and apprehend Temitope Segun," urging public reports via 999 or Crimestoppers.
- In a separate case, authorities mistakenly released rapist Bernadin Dedic, 48, from HMP Wormwood Scrubs in February after court officials wrongly told prison staff he had been granted bail.
- On Tuesday, June 9, a jury at Isleworth Crown Court convicted Dedic on all nine counts in his absence after he fled to Bosnia, exposing vulnerabilities in custodial oversight across England.
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Urgent manhunt underway after prisoner escapes high-security prison van
An urgent manhunt is underway after a prisoner escaped from a prison transport van in east London.Temitope Segun absconded from a prison van in Woolwich earlier this week. The 25-year-old was last seen in the vicinity of Woolwich High Street at around 6.40pm on Monday. He is believed to have links to Plumstead, Abbey Wood and Woolwich. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Detective Sergeant Claudine Manning, who is leading the search, said: "My tea…
Urgent manhunt as inmate escapes from prison van
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Police launch manhunt after Nigerian man escapes from prison van in London - Newsy People
Authorities in the UK are hunting a Nigerian man who escaped from a prison van in southeast London. Temitope Segun, 25, was last seen in the area of Woolwich High Street at around 6.40pm on Monday after he absconded from a prison transport, the Met Police said. He was being taken from Bromley Magistrates Court to HMP Thameside when he assaulted a guard and managed to escape, the force said. Private contractor Serco confirmed it was transpor…
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