British rapper on the run from police after slipping handcuffs in hospital visit from prison

Police have launched an urgent manhunt for an extremely dangerous drill rapper who escaped custody during a hospital visit.Daniel Boakye, 21, fled after being taken from HMP Feltham to West Middlesex Hospital under escort in the early hours of Tuesday, February 11. The Metropolitan Police confirmed they were alerted shortly after 3.30am that a prisoner had escaped while under the supervision of prison staff at a west London hospital.Boakye was jailed for six years in 2023 for conspiracy to commit robbery and a separate robbery offence. He is understood to have links to north London gangs and performs under the rap name Dsavv, releasing tracks including No Kiddin and Pocket Rocket.A prison source described the incident as a serious security failure. This is a huge cock-up and a massive embarrassment to the prison service, the source said.Although he is only in for robbery, Boakye is extremely dangerous and has links to serious gang members. He would have been double-cuffed, ie cuffed to a guard, at all times and the fear is that an officer has made a mistake and un-cuffed him for some reason.Everyone at Feltham is really shocked and all the staff were told about it on email at 8am. Police were told and there is a massive hunt to find him because he is so dangerous.Boakye is believed to have links to the London gang OFB (Original Farm Boys), based on the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham. In some of his music, he references violent street crime.Between June 2021 and January 2022, Boakye and three other teenagers carried out a series of robberies and attempted robberies across London. Armed with knives, they forced victims to hand over mobile phones and provide passcodes, before transferring cryptocurrency into so-called hot wallets.More than 115,000 was stolen. The group also used victims stored bank details to purchase top-up cards, pay for taxi journeys and carry out other fraudulent transactions. Detectives eventually traced them after identifying home addresses linked to takeaway orders paid for with stolen bank information.A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: Shortly after 03:30hrs on Tuesday, 10 February, the Met was informed by the Prison Service that a prisoner had escaped custody while under the care of prison staff at a west London hospital.The prisoner is a 21-year-old man. While the investigation proceeds at pace, we will not be able to provide further details. Officers are carrying out urgent enquiries in an effort to locate him and return him to custody. A Prison Service spokesperson added: We are urgently working with the Metropolitan Police to recapture this prisoner and investigating how he was able to escape from hospital.Officers have urged members of the public not to approach Boakye if seen and to contact police immediately with any information about his whereabouts.The post British rapper on the run from police after slipping handcuffs in hospital visit from prison appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.