39 m. ago 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

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1 hour ago Met police take over search for Epping sex offender after London sighting – as it happened

Met police take over search for Epping sex offender after London sighting – as it happened  The Guardian

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2 h. ago Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu manhunt live: Met police take over search for Epping sex offender after London sighting

Commander James Conway says finding Kebatu, whose arrest sparked riots over the summer, is a ‘top priority’The accidental release of the asylum seeker was a “mind-blowing” blunder, says the MP for Chelmsford.The Liberal Democrat MP Marie Goldman said on Saturday: “My mind has blown. How this could possibly happen?”He came out of the airlock, and kept saying to the officers there, ‘Where am I going? What am I doing? I don’t know where I’m going and what I’m doing.’He was holding a pack of paperwork in his arms, and his bag of bits He knew he’d been deported. He came over to me and said, ‘I need you to help me.’ Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu manhunt live: Met police take over search for sex offender after London sighting

Commander James Conway says finding Kebatu, whose arrest sparked riots over the summer, is a ‘top priority’On Friday, Sir Keir Starmer called the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu “totally unacceptable”, adding:I am appalled that it has happened and it’s being investigated.The police are working urgently to track him down, and my Government is supporting them This man must be caught and deported for his crimes.Let us be clear, we inherited a collapsing prison system in which the last government was releasing people early and which our prisons were overflowing.And, indeed, we have a sentencing bill in parliament seeking to address that issue, and we have stabilised the system. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London', says Met Police as it takes over manhunt

Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London', says Met Police as it takes over manhunt  BBC

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4 h. ago Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police takes over search for sex offender after London sighting

Cmdr James Conway says finding Kebatu, whose arrest sparked riots over the summer, is a ‘top priority’The number of prisoners released in error more than doubled in the year to March 2025, Government data shows.A report by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) said 262 prisoners were released in error from April 2024 to March 2025, up from 115 in the year to March 2024.We’ve confirmed that Kebatu got off the London-bound train at Stratford station.We are examining CCTV from that area and further afield, including on the transport network, to establish information about his subsequent movements. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Epping manhunt latest: Met police take control of search for jailed asylum seeker released in error

Hadush Kebatu was last seen in London after he was mistakenly released from prison on Friday

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4 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London', say Met Police as it takes over manhunt

Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London', say Met Police as it takes over manhunt  BBC

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4 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London' as Met Police takes over manhunt

Epping migrant sex offender 'likely in London' as Met Police takes over manhunt  BBC

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9 h. ago Fuming dad of Epping migrant sex attack victim demands answers as manhunt continues after accidental release from jail

THE father of a teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by an Epping hotel migrant has spoken out after his accidental release. Hadush Kebatu was meant to be sent to an immigration detention centre to be deported "within days" but was accidentally freed instead, The Sun revealed yesterday. The blunder sparked a frantic manhunt, which continues into its second day,...

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19 h. ago Epping hotel sex attacker is 'at large in London', David Lammy says

Hadush Kebatu, 41, was supposed to be sent to an immigration detention centre to be deported but was instead accidentally let loose.

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19 h. ago Manhunt for Epping hotel sex attack migrant 'at large in London' after being accidentally freed from jail

Police are hunting Hadush Kebatu, 41, whose sex attacks sparked nationwide protests outside migrant hotels after ‘mother of all f***-ups’ saw his release

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20 h. ago Manhunt for Epping hotel sex attack migrant who got on train to London after being accidentally freed from jail

Police are hunting Hadush Kebatu, 41, whose sex attacks sparked nationwide protests outside migrant hotels after ‘mother of all f***-ups’ saw his release

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22 h. ago Epping hotel sex attacker is seen in the street hours after being accidentally FREED from prison instead of being deported

Hadush Kebatu, 41, was supposed to be sent to an immigration detention centre to be deported but was instead accidentally let loose.

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22 h. ago Manhunt for Epping hotel sex attack migrant who boarded train to London after being mistakenly freed from jail

Police are hunting Hadush Kebatu, 41, whose sex attacks sparked nationwide protests outside migrant hotels after ‘mother of all f***-ups’ saw his release

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22 h. ago Manhunt for Epping hotel sex attack migrant mistakenly freed from jail in 'appalling' error

Police are hunting Hadush Kebatu, 41, whose sex attacks sparked nationwide protests outside migrant hotels after ‘mother of all f***-ups’ saw his release

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24 h. ago Manhunt for Epping hotel migrant sex attacker after he's accidentally FREED from prison instead of being deported

Hadush Kebatu, 41, was supposed to be sent to an immigration detention centre to be deported but was instead accidentally let loose, the Sun reports.

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