60 m. ago Migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu is second person to be freed by mistake from HMP Chelmsford

The prison staff at HMP fell for a fake email posing from the Royal Courts of Justice

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12 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Deputy PM David Lammy laughed theatrically but he was seething, his voice now near castrato

In the Commons David Lammy, Deputy PM and Justice Secretary, was fighting to save his career after the Epping sex offender was accidentally released from prison.

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19 h. ago Independent inquiry will ‘help prevent further releases in error’ – Lammy

Former Met Police deputy commissioner Dame Lynne Owens will chair the probe and speak to victims about how Hadush Kebatu’s release impacted on them.

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19 h. ago David Lammy hits out at ‘brass neck’ of Robert Jenrick over mistakenly freed migrant sex offender comments

David Lammy has accused Robert Jenrick of having a “brass neck” over comments made about a mistakenly released migrant sex offender.

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19 h. 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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22 h. ago Arrest of migrant sex offender in north London park caught on video

Arrest of migrant sex offender in north London park caught on video  The Independent

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22 h. ago Migrant sex offender mistakenly freed from prison to be deported ‘imminently’

Downing Street has insisted that Hadush Kebatu will be deported ‘imminently’ as Justice Secretary David Lammy is set to face MPs.

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25 h. ago Moment mistakenly freed migrant sex offender arrested by police in north London park

The moment a migrant sex offender accidentally released from prison was arrested in a north London park following a two-day manhunt was caught on camera by a passerby.

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25 h. ago Prisons to carry out extra checks after migrant sex offender released in error

According to a report from His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, 262 prisoners across Wales and England were mistakenly released between April 2024 and March 2025, a significant increase from the 115 cases reported in the previous year

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26 h. ago Accidental release of migrant sex offender is sign of a ‘broken’ justice system, minister says

Steve Reed called for criminal justice system to be ‘rebuilt from bottom up’ after mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl

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27 h. ago Accidental release of migrant sex offender is sign of ‘broken’ justice system, minister says

Steve Reed called for criminal justice system to be ‘rebuilt from bottom up’ after mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

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27 h. ago Family of schoolgirl assaulted by migrant sex offender ‘infuriated’ by accidental prison release

Questions remain for the government over the error that led to Hadush Kebatu walking freely on the streets

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27 h. ago David Lammy to be grilled by MPs over Epping sex offender's mistaken release from prison as Tories demand probe into Channel migrant crimes

The Justice Secretary, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, is due to appear before MPs in Parliament this afternoon following the blunder.

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30 h. 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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33 h. 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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36 h. 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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40 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender arrested in London after mistaken release

Epping migrant sex offender arrested in London after mistaken release  The Times

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40 h. ago Father of girl assaulted by Epping migrant reveals his family 'were sent videos of sex offender walking the streets' before police finally told them

Hadush Kebatu was set loose from HMP Chelmsford on Friday in a humiliating blunder which saw a nationwide manhunt sparked before he was finally arrested in London at around 8.30am today.

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41 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender to be ‘deported’ this week as victim’s father says mistaken release caused ‘so much stress and anxiety’

Kebatu was arrested on Seven Sisters Road at around 8.30am on Sunday

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44 h. ago Epping sex offender migrant will be forced on a plane this week for deportation after being recaptured, as Lammy shamelessly tries to blame Tories from 16 months ago

Hadush Kebatu was arrested by four officers inside Finsbury Park, north London, at around 8.30am on Sunday.

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