Man found guilty of helping escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife

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Adeel Khan, 32, from east London, assisted Khalife from within jail in the hours after his high-profile September 2023 escape.

Khan worked with Khalife successful the situation room astatine HMP Wandsworth, Snaresbrook Crown Court antecedently heard.

In the hours and days aft his escape, Khalife called Khan respective times utilizing phones borrowed from members of the public, the tribunal heard.

Khan's sanction was recovered successful a reddish diary carried by Khalife erstwhile helium was arrested.

Inside was his name, amerciable situation telephone number, idiosyncratic mobile number, and Snapchat account, according to photos shown to the court.

During the trial, the prosecution said Khalife had besides been carrying astir £200 successful £20 notes, which it alleged had been taken from a £400 withdrawal made by Chowdhury astatine a currency instrumentality successful Richmond, south-west London, connected the time of the escape.

Shortly aft Khalife absconded from prison, astatine astir 20:41 BST, Khan messaged his then-girlfriend Chowdhury's slope details and told her to "put 120£ successful this ac… delight convey u baby".

After the £120 arrived successful Chowdhury's Barclays relationship astatine 21:55, helium and Khalife met successful "a gathering that Khan had been instrumental successful arranging", the tribunal heard.

He past withdrew £400 for Khalife, the prosecution said.

On Tuesday, the assemblage deliberated for much than 4 hours earlier uncovering Khan guilty, but cleared Chowdhury.

Chowdhury's defence barrister told jurors helium had not known helium was dealing with an escaped prisoner, describing Khalife arsenic a spy who "knows however to deceive".

James Hasslacher said Chowdhury was of "good character", with nary erstwhile convictions and a occupation earning a bully wage astatine the Telegraph newspaper.

Judge Murray Shanks said the jury's findings suggested Chowdhury "didn't cognize what the hellhole was going on", adding that it seemed a "reasonable verdict, I person to admit".

Khan volition beryllium sentenced connected 4 September and has been remanded into custody.