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Escape after raid on prison van Escape after raid on prison van
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A suspected burglar escaped when an armed man held up a prison van carrying him to court.A suspected burglar escaped when an armed man held up a prison van carrying him to court.
Wayne Connor, 20, was driven away after the security van driver was assaulted a short distance from Feltham Young Offenders' Institution in west London. The Serco van was forced to pull over and two men wearing balaclavas smashed the driver's window and threatened him with shotgun.
Prisoner Wayne Connor, 20, was driven away after the raid, a short distance from Feltham Young Offenders' Institution in west London.
No shots were fired and the driver has been treated for cuts and bruises.
Mr Connor had been due to stand trial charged with aggravated burglary and grievous bodily harm, along with two other people.
An unknown number of other offenders were also being transported, but were secured at the scene, police said.An unknown number of other offenders were also being transported, but were secured at the scene, police said.
No shots were fired and the security van driver has been treated in hospital for cuts and bruises. Police investigating the raid on Monday morning have cordoned off several streets near Bedfont Road.
Police cordoned off several roads as they investigated the escape in Bedfont Road on Monday morning. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Local officers and London Ambulance Service attended.
Aggravated burglary
A Metropolitan police spokesman said: "Local officers and London Ambulance Service attended.
"The driver of the van is believed to have been assaulted."The driver of the van is believed to have been assaulted.
"He was taken by London Ambulance Service to hospital and is in a stable condition.""He was taken by London Ambulance Service to hospital and is in a stable condition."
The van was driving suspects from Feltham Young Offenders' Institution to Woolwich Crown Court, said a spokesman for Serco, the private firm contracted to provide prisoner transfers.The van was driving suspects from Feltham Young Offenders' Institution to Woolwich Crown Court, said a spokesman for Serco, the private firm contracted to provide prisoner transfers.
He said the driver of the van suffered minor injuries and another member of staff was unhurt. Another member of staff was unhurt during the incident.
The spokesman said: "We are assisting fully with the police inquiry."
Mr Connor, who has been charged with aggravated burglary, had been due to appear alongside two other men.