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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 two men, one armed with a shotgun, 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 by two men in balaclavas who smashed the driver's window and threatened him.
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 Offender 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. Two other prisoners in the van were unhurt.
Mr Connor has been charged with racially aggravated burglary and two counts of actual bodily harm. Hotel link
An unknown number of other offenders were also being transported, but were secured at the scene, police said. Mr Connor has been charged, along with two others, with racially aggravated burglary and two counts of actual bodily harm.
Prisoner transfer Police investigating the raid on Monday morning cordoned off several streets near Bedfont Road.The van window was smashed and the driver was threatened with a shotgun
Police investigating the raid on Monday morning have cordoned off several streets near Bedfont Road. Det Insp Alan Holford said Mr Connor and his accomplices are known to use a string of aliases and false documents.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Local officers and London Ambulance Service attended. "They used violence today and have access to weapons," Mr Holford said. "We also know that Mr Connor and the men with him use hotels so we are appealing to staff in hotels to keep an eye out for him."
"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."
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.