Update: East London burglar returned to Plumstead prison

Police were looking to trace Rayon Newby who was released from HMP Thameside "in error" <i>(Image: Metropolitan Police)</i>
Police were looking to trace Rayon Newby who was released from HMP Thameside "in error" (Image: Metropolitan Police)
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Police have returned an east London burglar who was released from a Plumstead prison “in error” to custody.

Rayon Newby, who has links to Tower Hamlets and Ilford, was accidentally released from HMP Thameside on March 17.

The 20-year-old was serving a sentence for assault, harassment, and burglary at the prison.

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