Child abductor wrongly released early from prison could now be abroad, police fears

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Child abductor wrongly released early from prison could now be abroad, police fears.

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A man jailed over the abduction of his five-year-old son may have left the UK in the three days it took prison staff to notify police that he had been mistakenly released from custody, the High Court has been told.Ifedayo Adeyeye was released from HMP Pentonville in London on April 21, having been jailed for contempt of court over the abduction of Laurys N'Djosse Adeyeye.Prison staff allowed the 58-year-old's release despite him being ordered to serve a 12-month sentence the day before, and being due to be extradited to France upon its completion.Mr Justice Hayden said at a hearing on Monday that following his release, Adeyeye "strolled about" the London area and "had a very nice dinner (and) had quite a lot of drink" at a local pub, before transferring thousands of pounds to others from a bank account.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say It is believed that he may have travelled to Spain the following day, all before prison staff contacted the Metropolitan Police in the afternoon of...

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