A former British soldier whose escape from a London prison last year sparked a three day man-hunt has been found guilty of spying for Iran.

Daniel Khalife also pleaded guilty to an escape from a London jail, strapped underneath a truck with a sling made of trousers, that embarrassed the British authorities.

A former soldier who escaped from prison and went on the run for three days has been found guilty of spying for Iran.Daniel Khalife, 23, “exposed military personnel to serious harm” by collecting sensitive information and passing it to agents of the Middle Eastern country.

Former British soldier Daniel Khalife, 23, was found guilty of espionage for Iran, following a dramatic escape from a London prison that highlighted vulnerabilities in the UK's correctional system. Convicted by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court,