"Smith, 35, was let out of the south London prison on Monday despite having been sentenced to 45 months in prison for multiple fraud offences at Croydon Crown Court earlier that day. He was one of two prisoners released in error from Wandsworth in separate incidents over the past week, with a manhunt ongoing for Brahim Kaddour-Cherif. The BBC understands Smith was released as a result of a clerical error at court level"
"Meanwhile, police continue to search for Kaddour-Cherif, an Algerian man who is a sex offender, after he was let out by mistake on 29 October. He is understood to have entered the UK legally on a visitor's visa in 2019, but was in the initial stages of the deportation process after being identified as having overstayed in 2020. The Metropolitan Police said it was not made aware of his release until 4 November."
William Smith, 35, handed himself back into HMP Wandsworth three days after being mistakenly released on the day he was sentenced to 45 months for multiple fraud offences. The release resulted from a clerical error at court level, where a suspended sentence was entered into the computer system instead of a custodial sentence and a correction was sent to the wrong person. Surrey Police cancelled their public appeal after Smith returned. Police continue to search for Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, an Algerian sex offender mistakenly released on 29 October who had entered the UK on a visitor visa in 2019 and was identified as overstaying in 2020. The Metropolitan Police was not notified of his release until 4 November, and officials say urgent action is under way despite his head start. The mistaken releases followed a similar error at HMP Chelmsford and prompted criticism; ministers say immediate stricter prison controls were introduced.
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