"A manhunt has been launched for a London prisoner who escaped custody after guards made a mistake as he visited a hospital, allowing him to slip away. Boakye escaped while in under police escort at West Middlesex Hospital on Tuesday In 2023, Boakye was found guilty of stealing 115,000 worth of cryptocurrency, alongside three other teenagers. He was given a sentence of six years and five months for conspiracy to commit robbery at Wood Green Court."
"The court heard how the gang, comprised of Boakye, Justin Popoola, Nathan Mohalland, and a 17-year-old, committed a series of robberies across the capital between June 2021 and January 2022. The group threatened their victims at knifepoint, forced them to share their phones and passcodes to give them access to the devices, before transferring the cryptocurrency to hot wallets. Police identified them through the stolen bank information they used to order takeaways to their home addresses."
"A sourcetold the paper: This is a huge cock-up and a massive embarrassment to the prison service. Although he is only in for robbery, Boakye is extremely dangerous and has links to serious gang members. A Prison Service spokesperson said: We are urgently working with the Metropolitan Police to recapture this prisoner and investigating how he was able to escape from hospital. A Met Police spokesperson told The Sun: Shortly after 03:30hrs on Tuesday, 10 February, the Met was informed by the Prison Service that a prisoner had escaped custody while under the care of prison staff at a west London hospital. The prisoner is a 21-year-old man."
Boakye, a 21-year-old London prisoner, escaped custody while under police escort during a hospital visit at West Middlesex Hospital. In 2023, Boakye was found guilty of stealing 115,000 worth of cryptocurrency alongside three other teenagers and was sentenced to six years and five months for conspiracy to commit robbery at Wood Green Court. The gang committed multiple robberies across London between June 2021 and January 2022, threatening victims at knifepoint and forcing phone passcodes to transfer cryptocurrency to hot wallets. Police traced them via stolen bank information used to order takeaways. Prison and police authorities are investigating and working to recapture him.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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