Daniel Khalife, 23, was allegedly on kitchen duty when he clung to the underside of the Bidfood truck using a makeshift sling made of twisted bedsheets while he was being held on bail on suspicion of giving secrets to Iran.
On the morning of September 6th, last year, Woolwich Crown Court viewed video of him carrying a catering trolley out of his cell while dressed in dark pants and a blue T-shirt.
The white Mercedes sprinter van then drives away after being spotted outside the Category B prison in southwest London.
The court has heard that a nationwide manhunt was initiated after Khalife was found missing after a routine headcount.
He was seen carrying a Waitrose bag on the day of his suspected escape as he passed Richmond’s White Cross bar, according to CCTV evidence presented in court.
Khalife is shown in another video entering a Mountain Warehouse location, staring directly into the camera before putting a blue cap in his bag.
The next day, the court heard, he purchased a Samsung phone for £89 from the Hammersmith, west London, Gift Shop. He was also spotted at M&S in Kew Retail Park, where he paid £35.60 for two shirts and jogging bottoms.
