Daniel Khalife marked date for prison escape in diary, court told

The 23-year-old escaped from HMP Wandsworth in the hope that he would be kept in a high-security unit at a different prison away from “sex offenders” and “terrorists” after his recapture

Court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of Daniel Khalife appearing at Woolwich Crown Court, south London.

Former soldier Daniel Khalife marked a page in his diary with an asterisk after he decided he was going to break out of prison, a court has heard.

The 23-year-old escaped from HMP Wandsworth in the hope that he would be kept in a high-security unit (HSU) at a different prison away from “sex offenders” and “terrorists” after his recapture, his trial was told.