A video grab issued by the London Metropolitan Police, from September 2025, of Brahim Kaddour-Cherif who was released in error from Wandsworth prison. He was arrested in Finsbury Park, London, on Friday. Photograph: PA

British police said on Friday that they had arrested a convicted sex offender who had been mistakenly released from prison.

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif (24), from Algeria, was accidentally freed on October 29th from Wandsworth prison in south London. He was arrested in Finsbury Park on Friday, London Metropolitan Police said.

A search for Kaddour-Cherif, who also has convictions for theft, w

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