Mistakenly released prisoner Billy Smith turns himself in

<p>Smith, 35, was released in error from Wandsworth prison on same day he was jailed for fraud</p><p>A fraudster mistakenly released from prison this week has handed himself back into HMP Wandsworth, in southwest London, Surrey police said.</p><p>William Smith, 35, usually known as Billy Smith, was sentenced to 45 months for multiple fraud offences by video link from Croydon crown court on Monday, but was then released in error by the prison.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/06/mistakenly-released-prisoner-billy-smith-turns-himself-in-wandsworth">Continue reading...</a>