NINTCHDBPICT001087526677Met continue hunt for absconded prisoner Officers are releasing an image of a man they are searching for after he absconded from a prison transport van in Woolwich. Temitope Segun, aged 25, was last seen in the vicinity of Woolwich High Street at around 18:40hrs on Monday, 8 June. He is believed to have links to Plumstead, Abbey Wood and Woolwich. – https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-continue-hunt-for-absconded-prisoner-510304 Credit: Met Police

A MANHUNT has been launched after a prisoner escaped a van transporting him from court.

Temitope Segun was last seen in the area of Woolwich High Street, London, at around 6.40pm on Monday.

The 25-year-old, serving a sentence for supplying class A drugs, was being taken from Bromley Magistrates Court to HMP Thameside when he assaulted a guard and escaped, the Met said.

He is believed to have links to Plumstead, Abbey Wood and Woolwich.

Detective Sergeant Claudine Manning, who is leading the search, said: “My team of dedicated officers are working around the clock to trace and apprehend Temitope Segun.

“It is imperative that the public contact police via 999 if they see him – or know where he may be.

“He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black trousers and black trainers and has links across south London.”