Drill rapper Dsavv escapes prison for second time after deportation threat
A drill rapper-turned armed robber is on the run from prison for the second time in a week after fleeing during a hospital visit.
Daniel Boakye, 21, fled custody from Lewisham Hospital on Sunday afternoon with police failing to keep up with him before he got out of the building.
It came after he was taken to West Middlesex Hospital under escort before fleeing on Wednesday.
A Met spokesperson said: ‘We are searching for a 21-year-old man who absconded from Lewisham hospital at around 15:05hrs on Sunday, 15 February.
‘Daniel Boakye was in police custody at the hospital receiving medical treatment when he fled. Officers gave chase but could not detain Boakye before he left the building.
‘He is 21-years-old, black, of medium height and slim build. He was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and a dark Nike jacket when he absconded.
She added: ‘We are currently reviewing this incident to fully understand the events which unfolded.
‘The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards is aware.’
He is known to perform raps under the name Dsavv and is best known for his songs such as ‘No Kiddin’, and ‘Pocket Rocket’.
Boakye’s attempts to flee came just months before he was due to be deported to Ghana.
He managed to get away from police custody in West Middlesex Hospital on Tuesday before being arrested22 miles away on the other side of London in Thamesmead less than 24 hours later.
Boakye is understood to have links to London gang OFB – Original Farm Boys – based on the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham.
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He is known for his lyrics boasting of committing knife crimes, in one rap he says: ‘Man plug that shank in his socket. You should’ve saw the way he ran, that muppet.
‘Still caught him and I chinged that muppet. Crime scene juice got spilled like bucket.’
When he was in prison he had lots of fans calling for his release.
Between June 2021 and January 2022, Boakye and three other teenagers participated in a spree of robberies and attempted robberies across London, Essex Live reports.
Armed with knives, they forced victims to hand over their mobile phones and provide passcodes to unlock them.
The group then transferred victims’ cryptocurrency into ‘hot wallets’, stealing more than £115,000 in total.
They also used stored bank details to buy top-up cards, pay for taxi fares and complete other fraudulent transactions.
The group stored bank information to purchase top-up cards, taxi journeys and complete other fraudulent transactions.
The gang were only caught after detectives identified their home addresses from takeaway orders they paid for using stolen bank details.