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Epping sex offender back in custody after being released from prison in error


Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, whose case triggered summer protests in Essex, had been seen ‘confused’ after release from HMP Chelmsford

A former asylum seeker and convicted sex offender who was released from prison in error is back in custody and now faces deportation.

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.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/26/epping-sex-offender-back-in-custody-after-being-released-from-prison-in-error

Author : Guardian staff

Publish date : 2025-10-26 11:14:00

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