(Sky News) A soldier accused of escaping from Wandsworth prison had earlier spent more than three weeks on the run after leaving a fake bomb on his desk at an army barracks, a court heard.
Following his arrest after he went absent without leave (AWOL) from Beacon Barracks in Stafford, Daniel Khalife told police he was upset because he did not have his teeth retainer, his spot cream and some hair loss cream, Woolwich Crown Court was told.
Khalife, 23, from Kingston, southwest London, is accused of spending two years collecting secrets while serving with the Royal Corps of Signals before passing them to Iranian intelligence agents.
