Daniel Boakye, 21, who is serving time at HMP Feltham for a string of robberies, escaped from custody in the early hours of Tuesday
Police are hunting a convicted robber who escaped from custody.
Daniel Boakye, 21, held at HMP Feltham, went missing from a hospital in west London in the early hours of Tuesday while in the care of prison staff.
Boakye, formerly of Alma Road, Enfield, was sentenced in July 2023 to six years and five months in jail for conspiracy to commit robbery and an additional robbery offence.
A Met Police spokesperson told the Mirror: “Shortly after 03:30hrs on Tuesday, 10 February, the Met was informed by the Prison Service that a prisoner had escaped custody while under the care of prison staff at a west London hospital.
“The prisoner is a 21-year-old man. While the investigation proceeds at pace, we will not be able to provide further details. Officers are carrying out urgent enquiries in an effort to locate him and return him to custody.”
Between June 2021 and January 2022, Boakye and three other teenagers carried out a series of robberies and attempted robberies across London, Essex Live reports. Armed with knives, they forced victims to hand over their mobile phones and provide passcodes to unlock them.
The group then transferred victims’ cryptocurrency into “hot wallets”, stealing more than £115,000 in total. They also used stored bank details to buy top-up cards, pay for taxi fares and complete other fraudulent transactions.
Detective Constable James Green, of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said at the time: “In total, there were 19 robberies within the conspiracy in which 26 people were robbed. During my career as a police officer I have not come across criminals of such a cowardly nature.
“The group singled out innocent members of the public whilst armed with weapons in order to rob them of their mobile phones and digital currencies. They would insinuate that the victims were members of an opposing gang, whilst all knew that these were innocent members of the public.”
