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Asylum seeker released from prison in error seen in London area, police say

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally set from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

Evening Standard

Hadush Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police issue update after mistakenly released sex offender ‘takes trains across London’

Metropolitan Police make direct appeal to Hadush Kebatu to hand himself in

The Independent UK

Manhunt continues for asylum seeker released from prison by mistake

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu had been jailed for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Essex.

Evening Standard

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UK police hunt for an imprisoned asylum-seeker who was released in error

A police manhunt is underway for an asylum-seeker sentenced to 12 months in a British prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, after he was mistakenly released

The Independent UK

Sex offender who sparked summer riots seen boarding London-bound train after release error, police say

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was meant to be sent to an immigration detention centre for deportation after assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman

The Guardian - UK

Shocking amount of prisoners released in error as numbers more than double in a year

Thousands of inmates have also been freed early since then in a bid to cut jail overcrowding

The Independent UK

Number of prisoners released in error more than doubled in a year, data shows

A report by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service said 262 prisoners were released in error from April 2024 to March 2025.

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Asylum seeker freed in error from prison seen taking train to London

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu had been jailed for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl.

Evening Standard

Home Secretary demands probe into asylum seekers taking taxis ‘up to 250 miles’ to see a GP

BBC investigation finds some asylum seekers are travelling long distances in taxis for a GP appointment

Evening Standard

Home Office to seek deportation of migrant after 12-month sex assault sentence

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu told a probation officer he wanted to be deported.

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker jailed for sex attacks that sparked UK anti-migrant protests

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was found guilty of assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, a town near London.

Euronews

British judge sentences an asylum-seeker to 12 months in a case that triggered anti-migrant protests

A British judge has sentenced an asylum-seeker to 12 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl

The Independent UK

Epping hotel asylum seeker to be deported after being jailed for sexual assaults

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, sentenced for attacks on woman and girl, 14, days after arrival in UK on small boat

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker at centre of Essex hotel protests jailed for 12 months

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was convicted last month of assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman

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The Independent UK

‘Manipulative’ asylum seeker at centre of Epping hotel protests jailed for sexually assaulting girl

A judge said Hadush Kebatu posed a ‘significant risk of reoffending’ after his offences sparked protests outside asylum hotels across the UK

Evening Standard

Migrant who sexually assaulted girl, 14, wants to be deported, court told

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was convicted of sexual assaulting the teenager and a woman following a three-day trial.

Evening Standard

Epping asylum hotel resident facing jail sentence today for sex assault on teenager

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was found guilty of five offences after a three-day trial

Evening Standard

Men accused of violent disorder outside Epping migrant hotel set for trial

A judge at Chelmsford Crown Court set two separate trial dates for next year

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Asylum seeker facing jail for sexual assaults that sparked Epping protests

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was found guilty of five offences on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Man convicted of sexual assault in case that triggered protests against migrants in Britain

An Ethiopian asylum seeker in Britain has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl

Evening Standard

Epping asylum hotel resident guilty of sex assaults that sparked anti-migrant protests

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu ‘s arrest sparked mass anti-migrant protests and counter-demonstrations that spread across the UK

The Independent UK

Man whose arrest sparked asylum hotel protests found guilty of sexual assault

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu assaulted a woman and a girl days after arriving in the UK on a small boat

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker hotel resident guilty of sexual assaults days after arriving in UK

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu’s behaviour sparked protests in Epping and across the country.

The Guardian - UK

Epping asylum hotel resident found guilty of sexual assault

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu found guilty of two counts of sexual assault, against 14-year-old girl and a woman

Evening Standard

Epping hotel migrant accused of sexual assault to learn fate as judge delivers verdicts

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, is accused of attempting to kiss a 14-year-old girl in the Essex town

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