Moment British soldier accused of spying for Iran 'escapes from prison while clinging to bottom of food lorry using "makeshift sling" before going on shopping spree across London'

Jurors have been shown CCTV of the dramatic moment British soldier Daniel Khalife escaped from prison while clinging to the bottom of a food lorry. The British soldier, 23, prepares to slip out of custody while working in the kitchens at HMP Wandsworth - triggering a huge nationwide manhunt He attaches a 'makeshift sling' to the underside of a food delivery lorry and stows himself there as the oblivious driver leaves the prison estate CCTV footage from the prison – played to his trial at Woolwich Crown Court today - shows the food delivery lorry pausing outside the prison, before being allowed to continue on its way A statement from the driver, Balazs Werner, said that he had been alerted to a possible missing inmate before his vehicle - with Khalife underneath - was allowed to leave HMP Wandsworth Jurors were shown CCTV of the dramatic moment British soldier Daniel Khalife escaped from prison while clinging to the bottom of the lorry A man stands and stares as Khalife leaves prison - unbeknownst to him - escaping under the food lorry Khalife denies the charge of escaping from lawful custody. Khalife is seen walking along George Street in Richmond on September 6 2023 - the day of his escape The escaped prisoner is seen wearing a mask again as he walks into a Sainsbury's in King Street, west London Khalife was Handout CCTV issued by the Metropolitan Police dated 8/9/2023 of Daniel Khalife at a newsagents in Grove Park Road, Chiswick, London A message recovered from the phone showed he texted his Iranian handler, who used the alias David Smith, on the Telegram instant messaging app, saying: ‘I wait.’ He was eventually detained riding a bicycle along a canal towpath in Northolt, north London, on September 9 - three days after his escape. Daniel Khalife walking past the White Cross Pub in Richmond, London, which was shown to a jury at the Old Bailey Handout CCTV issued by the Metropolitan Police dated 9/9/2023 of Daniel Khalife at a branch of McDonalds branch in Uxbridge Road, Southall, London Daniel Khalife at a branch of Mountain Warehouse in Richmond, London, which was shown to a jury at the Old Bailey, London, during his trial Escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife was able to wander around London and go on a shopping spree despite being Britain's most wanted man She agreed because he looked tired and saw him ring numbers he had written down in a small black notebook, which she thought was unusual given that people his age usually owned mobile phones. He was not seen going underneath the lorry, but when the driver was later shown a picture of Daniel Khalife, he told police: ‘That’s the guy who was supposed to help me but didn’t show up.’ During his three days at large, Khalife was seen wearing a rotating wardrobe of outfits, which were found stuffed in a Waitrose bag he was carrying at the time of his arrest A statement from the driver, Balazs Werner, said that he had been alerted to a possible missing inmate before his vehicle - with Khalife underneath - was allowed to leave HMP Wandsworth.