7 h. ago Man dubbed 'Britain's worst sex offender' could soon be freed

Kevin Lakeman had his parole hearing in private. An expert ruled that a public hearing 'may increase stress and anxiety' to him despite concerns of his victims.

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3 d. 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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7 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. ago 'Human error' by a prison officer led to Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu being wrongly freed, says Lammy

The Ethiopian asylum seeker was recaptured on Sunday after being mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday

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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. ago Mistakenly freeing prisoners ‘more common because of changes to release’

The chief inspector of prisons’ comments come after it emerged that sex offender Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

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9 d. ago Prison which accidentally freed sex offender was duped by fake 'get out of jail free' letter

HMP Chelmsford, which recently accidentally released a sex offender, also saw a fraudster manage to dodge jail time in 2023, before one mistake managed to expose his lies

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9 d. ago Freed migrant sex offender arrested in Finsbury Park after days on the run

Freed migrant sex offender arrested in Finsbury Park after days on the run  East London Advertiser

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9 d. ago LIVE updates as hunt goes on for freed migrant sex offender at large in London

LIVE updates as hunt goes on for freed migrant sex offender at large in London  Wandsworth Times

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9 d. ago Kebatu manhunt LIVE: Met hunt sex offender wrongly freed as CCTV shows him in east London library

Kebatu was freed by mistake at HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

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9 d. ago Kebatu manhunt LIVE: Met hunt sex offender wrongly freed as CCTV shows him in east London

Kebatu was freed by mistake at HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

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1 week ago Manhunt continues to find migrant sex offender freed from prison by mistake

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday instead of being transferred to an immigration detention centre

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1 week ago Met take over search for Epping sex offender after a sighting ‘in London area’

Former asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu has been missing since being released from prison in errorPolice searching in London for a former asylum seeker and convicted sex offender who was released from prison in error have urged him to hand himself in.The Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was jailed for 12 months in September for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl and made the subject of a five-year sexual harm prevention order. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Met police urge Epping sex offender spotted in London to hand himself in

Former asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu has been missing since being released from prison in errorPolice searching in London for a former asylum seeker and convicted sex offender who was released from prison in error have urged him to hand himself in.The Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was jailed for 12 months in September for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl and made the subject of a five-year sexual harm prevention order. Continue reading...

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