Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife jailed for prison escape and spying for Iran

Former soldier Daniel Khalife was jailed for 14 years and three months after escaping from prison while awaiting trial for spying for Iran.
Khalife joined the Army aged 16, and shortly after began passing sensitive information - including the names of special forces soldiers - to Tehran.
Khalife, 23, was charged in January 2023 and became the subject of a nationwide manhunt eight months later when he fled Wandsworth prison before his trial. He was arrested in London after a 75-hour search.
He was found guilty of spying for Iran after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court in November.
Part way through the trial, he pleaded guilty to escaping from prison by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery truck.
He was cleared of perpetrating a bomb hoax at his army barracks at RAF Stafford in 2023, after three wired cannisters were left at the base where he lived and worked.
Sentencing, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said he had "the makings of an exemplary soldier" when he joined, but instead showed himself "to be a dangerous fool".
"You are an attention seeker and you enjoyed the notoriety you attracted following your escape from prison," the judge added.
The judge's sentencing remarks can be read in full at: www.judiciary....
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