Ex-soldier Daniel Khlaife 'went on shopping spree and pub visit after prison escape'

Khalife is alleged to person gone connected a buying spree aft the flight (Image: Met Police)

An ex-soldier was capable to rotation circular London into a country store and a pub and adjacent went connected a buying spree aft utilizing a furniture expanse to flight from Wansdworth Prison, a tribunal heard.

Woolwich Crown Court was shown CCTV during the proceedings of the erstwhile British worker 23, who is accused of breaking retired portion moving successful the kitchens connected September 6 past year.

The incidental triggered a immense nationwide manhunt, but helium allegedly acted similar a escaped man, until helium was caught connected a canal towpath successful Northolt, northbound London, connected September 9.

CCTV images seen by the assemblage showed that helium often changed apparel from a scope of items kept successful a Waitrose bag.

The assemblage heard helium went successful the Rose of York pub successful Richmond, westbound London, connected the evening of September 6 and asked to usage the landline to telephone friends.

Bartender Sinead Shepherd told the tribunal helium called numbers from a tiny achromatic notebook, which was "strange" and talked for astir 15 minutes.

Bed expanse recovered tied nether motortruck (Image: Met Police)

Various inactive images from CCTV recordings crossed the superior London showed Khalife wrong shops including Marks and Spencer, Sainsburys, McDonald's and Mountain Warehouse.

He was seen to participate a newsagents successful Grove Park Road, Chiswick, London, connected September 8 past year, the assemblage was told.

He is alleged to person fled his Army barracks successful January 2023 erstwhile helium realised helium would look transgression charges implicit allegations helium passed classified accusation connected to Iran's quality service.

Later, portion connected remand, helium is alleged to person escaped from HMP Wandsworth successful September 2023 by tying himself to the underside of a nutrient transportation motortruck utilizing bedsheets.

Khalife allegedly leaves a store (left) and successful McDonalds (Image: Met Police)

He denies committing an enactment prejudicial to the information oregon interests of the state, eliciting accusation astir members of the equipped forces, perpetrating a weaponry hoax and escaping from lawful custody.

But, the tribunal heard that erstwhile free, Khalife bought a telephone for £89 from Gift Shop successful Hammersmith.

Jurors heard that helium escaped the Category B situation portion moving successful its kitchens.

No 1 saw him get underneath the nutrient transportation conveyance that drove him retired of the situation grounds, but the tribunal heard that erstwhile its operator Balazs Werner was aboriginal shown a representation of him, helium said: "That's the feline who was expected to assistance maine but didn't amusement up."

Mr Werner arrived with his lorry astatine astir 6.30am, and was checked by information guards arsenic usual.

The operator said arsenic helium drove the lorry retired aft making a transportation of food, guards said idiosyncratic was missing and searched it again with a reflector astatine the back, but past fto him go, which puzzled him arsenic helium thought determination should beryllium a "lockdown."

Skye Vokins told the tribunal helium saw a antheral driblet from the bottommost of the truck, erstwhile it was aboriginal astatine a pedestrian crossing, and marque a "pencil roll" out, earlier casually walking off.

Police aboriginal searched the lorry and sniffer dogs took them underneath.

Prosecutor Tom Williams said: "Officers past searched underneath the truck. They discovered a makeshift sling betwixt the chassis rails, down the rear differential.

"The sling was attached to the metallic frame, width-ways, with 2 metallic carabiner clips connected each extremity of the sling to unafraid it successful place.

"There were cleanable scuff marks underneath the truck, which was different soiled underneath, suggesting that a idiosyncratic had been there, utilizing the makeshift enactment to enactment his value portion holding connected to the framework of the truck."

The proceedings continues.