"A convicted sex offender, who previously sparked a national manhunt after being mistakenly freed from prison, has been jailed for 26 weeks for punching and biting two police officers. Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, a 24-year-old Algerian asylum seeker, gained national attention last November after his mistaken release from HMP Wandsworth. The blunder highlighted a concerning rise in accidental inmate releases, sparking a government crisis and pledges for tougher security measures."
"Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in November (Metropolitan Police) Prosecutor Kevin Kendridge said Pc Glynn saw Kaddour-Cherif leave the train but stand next to the doors on the platform, suggesting he was planning to get back on again. He shouted the word thief' to attack attention, hoping the defendant would go away, said Mr Kendridge. (Kaddour-Cherif) punched him to the left side of his head with a closed fist, and the off-duty officer punched the defendant back."
A 24-year-old Algerian asylum seeker, Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, was jailed for 26 weeks for assaulting two police officers at Blackhorse Road Underground station on July 20. An off-duty officer, Pc Bradley Glynn, spotted Kaddour-Cherif taking a mobile phone from a sleeping passenger, retrieved the handset and ordered him off the train. Kaddour-Cherif allegedly stood by the doors intending to reboard, then punched Pc Glynn; Pc Jason Norton joined and a scuffle followed during which Kaddour-Cherif punched, bit and slammed officers. Kaddour-Cherif had been mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth in November while facing multiple active criminal cases, prompting a national manhunt and concerns about accidental prisoner releases.
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