Man Convicted of Aiding Escaped Soldier Daniel Khalife

A London man has been convicted of assisting escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife, a former British Army soldier, during his three-day flight from justice in September 2023. Adeel Khan, 32, was found guilty by a majority jury verdict at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after being charged with helping Khalife evade capture following his dramatic escape from HMP Wandsworth.

Khalife, who was on remand awaiting trial for espionage on behalf of Iran and a bomb hoax at his military base, escaped from the prison on September 6, 2023, by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery lorry. Following his escape, he made a series of attempts to contact Khan, a fellow inmate he had worked alongside in the prison kitchens. Using borrowed phones from members of the public, Khalife eventually reached Khan on an illicit mobile phone Khan possessed inside the prison on the evening of September 7; the call lasted over 17 minutes.

Evidence presented in court showed that Khan then orchestrated a cash delivery to the fugitive. He contacted his then-girlfriend, instructing her to send 120 pounds to another man, Imran Chowdhury, 26, as payment for a task. Chowdhury subsequently...