31 m. ago Epping hotel migrant accidentally freed from prison is ‘at large in London’, warns Lammy

Epping hotel migrant Hadush Kebatu who was accidentally freed from prison is “at large in London”, deputy prime minister David Lammy has said.

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10 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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10 h. ago Number of prisoners released by mistake more than DOUBLED in a year, figures show

A report by the prison service said 262 inmates were freed by mistake in the 12 months until March, compared to just 115 in the previous year.

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11 h. ago Manhunt after Epping hotel asylum seeker who sexually assaulted girl freed in error from prison

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, who had been living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, was jailed for 12 months in September

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12 h. ago 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.

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13 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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13 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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13 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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14 h. ago Prison guard suspended after migrant who sexually assaulted girl, 14, freed accidently

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, told two teenagers he wanted to 'have a baby with each of them' and attempted to kiss them, before going on to put his hand on one of the girls’ thighs

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15 h. ago Migrant who sexually assault girl, 14, accidentally freed from prison as manhunt launched

A court heard how Hadush Kebatu, 41, tried to kiss the 14-year-old girl on a bench while also asking her to kiss him and made numerous sexually explicit comments

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15 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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4 d. ago Tories will seek to prevent early release of rapists in sentencing reforms

The Sentencing Bill will include an ‘earned progression scheme’, which allows prisoners who demonstrate good behaviour to be freed earlier.

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1 week ago BBC failed to mention 'hero' Palestinian prisoner who is set to be freed 'has links to deadly bomb attack'

The BBC aired a segment featuring the family of Murad Muhammad Ridha Ahmad Abu al-Rub - without initially noting his connection to the 2006 Kedumim attack, according to critics.

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1 week ago Crowds erupt in Tel Aviv as Israeli hostages freed in historic prisoner exchange

Hostage Square erupted into song as the names of the freed Israeli hostages were read out over loudspeakers, while a giant screen showed live footage of them being handed over to Israeli troops as part of a US-brokered peace deal.

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1 week ago Moment buses carrying 2,000 freed Palestinian prisoners including murderers & terrorists arrive in Gaza

ISRAELIS are counting the cost of having the 20 ­hostages home as buses carrying nearly 2,000 freed Palestinians — including murderers and terrorists — arrived in Gaza. Around 250 serious offenders serving life sentences in Israel were being welcomed back to Palestinian communities, along with 1,750 detainees held in Gaza. And many of the notorious...

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1 week ago ‘I’m shaking all over’: hugs, tears and relief in Israel as Gaza hostages return

On a powerfully emotional day, 20 Israelis went home, hundreds of Palestinians were freed from prison and Trump had his perfectly scripted momentThe estimated 65,000 people in “hostages square” in Tel Aviv heard it before they saw it. Like so many sunflowers, their faces turned up to search the clear blue morning sky for the source of the sound. Then it swept into view from the west, from the direction of Gaza.A helicopter, military brown, was on the way to Ichilov hospital a few hundred metres away. But it diverted. It circled around the crowd giving each person below a view, and then tilted to its right, in an apparent salute to the cheering, waving, smiling faces below. Continue reading...

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1 week ago All living Israeli hostages freed and hundreds of Palestinian detainees and prisoners released as Trump leads Egypt summit – live

US president in Egypt alongside world leaders after Israeli families welcome hostages home and Palestinian detainees are freedHamas releases 20 remaining living Israeli hostagesJoy and sorrow as Palestinian prisoners and detainees returnDonald Trump has questioned whether former UK prime minister Tony Blair will serve on a new “board of peace” that is intended to oversee the governance of Gaza.The US president’s comments come amid ongoing criticisms of Blair for his role in the Iraq war that began in 2003. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer freed to live in exile in the US

Ferrer, who has been imprisoned repeatedly, says he opted for exile after facing ‘torture’ behind bars in CubaThe prominent Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer has been freed from prison and put on a plane to the US where he will live in exile with his family, the communist country’s foreign ministry has said.Ferrer, who has been imprisoned repeatedly as the long-term leader of the island’s pro-democracy movement, announced this month he had opted for exile after facing “torture” and “humiliation” behind bars. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israel hostages: Emotional reunion scenes as prisoners freed by Gaza peace deal

The friends and loved ones have reacted with delight after Hamas released all surviving hostages from Gaza on Monday as part of a ceasefire following two years of brutal war between Israel and Hamas

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1 week ago Israeli hostages set for freedom in delicate timetable as 2,000 Palestinian prisoners released

Twenty Israeli hostages are set to be released on Monday morning after more than two years in captivity, while nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners are also expected to be freed

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