Daniel Khalife, who escaped HMP Wandsworth in 2023 sparking a national manhunt, was on Thursday found guilty of spying for Iran after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court

The 23-year-old was convicted of collecting secret information and passing it to Iranian agents while serving in Royal Corps of Signals

Khalife first contacted a man linked to Iranian intelligence soon after joining the British Army, his trial heard.

Daniel Khalife’s audacious escape from HMP Wandsworth in 2023 revealed significant problems with the prison system. But when the 23-year-old’s trial for spying charges began in October, a running theme of embarrassment in the way he was handled by the Army, police and British security services was also exposed.

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of spying for Iran but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax. The jury at Woolwich Crown Court convicted Khalife on Thursday (November 28) of breaching the Official Secrets Act and Terrorism Act after 23 hours of deliberation.

Daniel Khalife, who escaped prison while awaiting trial, has been convicted of passing information to the Iranian government.

A former British soldier who escaped prison ahead of his trial was found guilty at a UK court on Thursday of spying for Iran but cleared of a bomb hoax charge.A jury at Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London found army soldier Daniel Khalife,

Khalife, 23, gained global attention last year when he escaped from London's Wandsworth prison for three days while being held on espionage charges. View on euronews

Daniel Khalife, a 23-year-old former British Army soldier, has been found guilty of spying for Iran. There were a dramatic series of events linked to Khalife, including his daring escape from Wandsworth prison in London in September 2023.