8 d. ago More than 90 prisoners have been freed from jail by mistake in the last seven months, government reveals

It follows earlier official data showing there were a record 262 releases in error in 2024-25, of which 87 were violent offenders and three had convictions for sexual offences.

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1 week ago Asylum seeker accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls escapes from custody during medical appointment

Pirouz Mofrad, 22, absconded from a health facility in Bexhill yesterday morning while on a Sexual Risk Order and was missing overnight before being found today.

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1 week ago Moment fugitive fraudster hands himself in three days after he was freed from HMP Wandsworth by mistake as hunt continues for Algerian migrant sex offender

Fraudster William 'Billy' Smith, 35, was wrongly set free from the south London jail earlier this week but reportedly handed himself in after a three-day manhunt.

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1 week ago Fugitive convicted fraudster is FOUND three days after he was freed from HMP Wandsworth by mistake as hunt continues for Algerian migrant sex offender

Fraudster William 'Billy' Smith, 35, was wrongly set free from the south London jail earlier this week but reportedly handed himself in after a three-day manhunt.

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1 week ago Two more prisoners on run after being released from HMP Wandsworth by mistake in fresh crisis for Labour

Police searching for Algerian sex offender freed from Wandsworth jail by mistake along with convicted fraudster – days after justice secretary claimed he’d introduced strictest-ever prison checks following Epping migrant blunder

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1 week ago 'Oops I freed them again!' David Lammy is mocked in new AI video as police hunt Algerian migrant sex offender and British fraudster released by mistake

A manhunt is underway for Algerian national Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, who was freed from HMP Wandsworth, alongside British fraudster Billy Smith, 35.

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2 w. ago Video: Manhunt for Algerian sex offender freed from Wandsworth jail by mistake

Police have released previous arrest footage of escaped prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif as the manhunt for him continues.

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2 w. ago Two more prisoners on run after being released from jail by mistake in fresh crisis for Labour

Police searching for Algerian sex offender freed from Wandsworth jail by mistake along with convicted fraudster – days after justice secretary claimed he’d introduced strictest-ever prison checks following Epping migrant blunder

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2 w. ago Chilling moment Syrian asylum seeker follows woman out of nightclub before strangling and sexually assaulting her

The horrified victim was walking home from a night out in the early hours of the morning when she noticed she was being followed by Fawaz Alsamaou.

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2 w. ago Ministers were warned of errors at jail that released sex offender by mistake

Chaotic release procedures at HMP Chelmsford were flagged to the prisons minister last yearMinisters were warned by a watchdog that prisoners were “falling through the cracks” of chaotic release procedures at the jail that mistakenly freed a convicted child sex offender.An annual report on HMP Chelmsford uncovered “a litany of issues and errors” including “a mix-up of release dates” when letting out a vulnerable prisoner. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Syrian asylum seeker followed woman out of nightclub and strangled and sexually assaulted her in 'horrible attack'

The victim was walking home from a night out in the early hours of the morning on May 12 last year when she was attacked by Fawaz Alsamaou.

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker followed young woman and sexually assaulted her under a Cardiff bridge

The victim was walking home alone after a night out in Cardiff when she was followed and attacked by Fawaz Alsamaou

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3 w. ago Wrongly released Epping sex attack migrant claims he tried to hand himself in to police

The illegal migrant was freed from HMP Chelmsford in error on Friday just four weeks after being sentenced for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Essex

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3 w. ago Afghan asylum seeker sexually assaulted two women as he delivered takeaways to their homes despite ruling he had overstayed in UK

Shafiullah Rasooli, 29, was working illegally when he used his friend's registration details to deliver food to people in and around the town of Maidstone, Kent.

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3 w. ago Prison staff complain they are being 'scapegoated' after accidentally freeing Epping sex attack migrant as Lammy blames 'human error'

Mark Fairhurst, the national chair of the UK Prison Officers' Association (POA), said at least two more senior figures were also involved in the release of Hadush Kebatu.

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3 w. ago David Lammy to face Commons questions after arrest of Epping migrant sex offender mistakenly freed from jail

The Justice Secretary has said Hadush Kebatu will be deported this week after his arrest on Sunday morning in Finsbury Park

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3 w. ago David Lammy faces Commons grilling after sex offender mistakenly freed from jail

Hadush Kebatu was jailed for 12 months in September for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl and was wrongly freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

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3 w. ago Lammy to face questions after arrest of sex offender mistakenly freed from jail

Hadush Kebatu was found and arrested by police officers on Sunday morning in Finsbury Park.

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3 w. ago Moment sex offender asylum seeker fugitive arrested after 3 days at large

Hadush Kebatu, 38, was sentenced to 12 months in jail just weeks ago for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and woman in Essex.

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3 w. ago Sex offender who was mistakenly released from prison is arrested after 3 days

Hadush Kebatu, 38, was sentenced to 12 months in jail just weeks ago for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and woman in Essex.

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