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Met Police Hunt Suspect Who Fled Croydon Court Mid-Hearing

Police have issued a public appeal with a warning not to approach him.

Overview

  • Abu Faye, 26, remains at large nearly two weeks after he ran from Croydon Crown Court during a hearing, and police urge anyone who sees him to call 999.
  • Court CCTV shows him leaving courtroom 8 and exiting the building on foot as the session continued.
  • He had pleaded guilty to five drug possession charges and also faces five counts of possession with intent to supply, and he was being held on remand.
  • Police say he wore an all-black tracksuit when he fled, has dreadlocks, appears tall, is from Hackney, and has links to Penge and Cambridge.
  • The escape follows another recent custody case in which Daniel Boakye was later arrested in France, underscoring rare but worrying lapses that draw public concern.