(BBC) A former British soldier accused of escaping prison “congratulated” a police officer on catching him after he was stopped on a west London canal towpath, a court has heard.
The plain-clothes detective sergeant, who was not named in court, said he “jumped out” of his car, ran to the canal and “grabbed hold” of Daniel Khalife last September.
Jurors at Woolwich Crown Court were told Mr Khalife was arrested three days after he was alleged to have escaped from HMP Wandsworth, in south London, by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery lorry.
Mr Khalife, 23, denies all charges including collecting sensitive military information for Iran.
