"A Palestine Action protester has failed to return to Wandsworth prison after he was temporarily freed to go to his brother's wedding. Sean Middlebrough was being held on remand at HMP Wandsworth when he was granted bail by a judge to attend the wedding. Police are now hunting for Middlebrough after he failed to return from the wedding, The Independent understands."
"A government spokesperson said: Court bail decisions are made by judges independently of government.Absconding is a serious criminal offence, and any defendant who commits this crime could face longer behind bars. The police are working urgently to recapture this individual, and we urge anyone with information to go to the police. It comes with the government under increasing pressure over the wrongful release of several inmates."
"At least four are still at large, two of whom were released in 2024 and another two who were released in June this year. On Friday, a sex offender who was released in error was arrested following a nine-day manhunt. Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was captured in Islington, north London, after being spotted by a member of the public. The Algerian national was serving a sentence at HMP Wandsworth in southwest London before he was wrongly freed on 29 October."
Sean Middlebrough, a Palestine Action protester, was on remand at HMP Wandsworth and granted bail by a judge to attend his brother's wedding. He failed to return to custody and police are hunting for him. He faces charges over an alleged plot by activists to disrupt the London Stock Exchange by chaining themselves to the building. A government spokesperson emphasized that court bail decisions are made independently and warned that absconding is a serious offence that could lead to longer sentences. The incident increases pressure amid several wrongful prisoner releases from Wandsworth, including a mistaken release later leading to an arrest.
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