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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. |
| The Serco van was forced to pull over and two men wearing balaclavas smashed the driver's window and threatened him with shotgun. | 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. | 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. | No shots were fired and the driver has been treated for cuts and bruises. |
| Mr Connor has been charged with racially aggravated burglary and two counts of actual bodily harm. | |
| 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. |
| Prisoner transfer | Prisoner transfer |
| Police investigating the raid on Monday morning have cordoned off several streets near Bedfont Road. | Police investigating the raid on Monday morning have cordoned off several streets near Bedfont Road. |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Local officers and London Ambulance Service attended. | 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. |
| Another member of staff was unhurt during the incident. | Another member of staff was unhurt during the incident. |