Wrongly-released suspect recaptured
A teenager who was mistakenly released from prison after he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder has been detained by police.
The Metropolitan Police had offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Jordan Francois, 18.
A force spokesman said Francois was arrested at 5.35am today in Edmonton, north London, and is in custody.
Jordan Francois was freed from prison by mistake (Metropolitan Police/PA)
Scotland Yard said Francois was "unlawfully at large" from Wandsworth Prison, where he was on remand for attempted murder.
The Prison Service said it would "formally investigate" the incident.
A Prison Service spokesman said: "Releases in error are a very rare but regrettable occurrence. The number of incidents have fallen significantly in recent years with figures down by a quarter compared to 2009/10 but every incident is taken extremely seriously and we are not complacent."
