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Home Office Says Epping Sex Offender Deported to Ethiopia

Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford due to human error and deported after a two-day manhunt, amid a 128% rise in prisoner release errors in the UK.

  • Migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu was deported to Ethiopia after being mistakenly released from prison, according to Sky News.
  • Kebatu was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in Finsbury Park following a manhunt on Sunday.
  • An independent inquiry is underway to investigate the release error, and a prison officer has been suspended during the process.
  • The Home Office stated that such release errors are unacceptable, emphasizing that 'any release in error is one too many.
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Under-fire UK govt deports migrant sex offender with £500

The UK government said Wednesday it had forcibly deported an Ethiopian migrant and convicted sex offender, giving him £500 ($661) to leave, as it came under fire on multiple fronts over immigration.

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Gazette-News broke the news in Colchester, United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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