A probe has been laucned into how escaped Wormwood Scrubs prisoner Graham Gomm escaped from custody as the Met Police announced he was arrested today.

A Met Police spokesman said: "As a result of a coordinated police operation working alongside colleagues from HM Prison Service, Graham Gomm has been arrested and returned to prison.

"Police officers from across the Met worked together after being alerted to Graham Gomm's escape on 18 July. As a result of a proactive operation, officers arrested Gomm in Putney at around 08:30hrs on 20 July.

"An investigation will continue into Mr Gomm escaping lawful custody."

Gomm, 63, got away from guards at Hammersmith Hospital, where he was receiving medical treatment.

The prisoner was remanded on burglary offences and is believed to have escaped in the early hours of Thursday. He was last seen wearing a grey t-shirt and grey tracksuit.

The Metropolitan Police said it was searching the area and addresses with links to Gomm, while urging the public not to approach him.

The Met said: "Officers are carrying out searches, working closely with partners, conducting CCTV enquiries and have visited a number of addresses linked to Gomm.

"Detectives are also concerned for Gomm’s welfare as he was undergoing medical care before he escaped. There is nothing to suggest that Gomm is a threat to the public. If anyone sees Gomm they are asked not to approach him but they should call 999."

It's the second time in three years a prisoner has gone missing from the facility. In 2021, Manray Woolfall also eluded staff during a hospital transfer and went on the run for several days before being captured.

Wormwood Scrubs is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.

According to the Home Office website, the Victorian prison, which is nearly 150 years old, houses some 1,200 inmates in a mixture of single and shared cells.

There are five main wings (A to E) plus several smaller specialist units.

A Prison Service spokesperson said the Ministry of Justice is working with The Met to track down Gomm and arrest him. They said: “We are urgently working with the Metropolitan Police to recapture this prisoner and investigating how he was able to escape from hospital.”