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British police search London for asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prisond

British police are searching for an asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prison

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker released in error spotted in London area, police say

An asylum seeker, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford instead of being transferred to an immigration detention centre. Kebatu, an Ethiopian national, was last seen in the London area after boarding a train from Chelmsford, prompting an…

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker released from prison in error seen in London area, police say

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally set from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

Evening Standard

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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

The Independent UK

What we know about Epping hotel migrant who was mistakenly freed from prison

Hadush Kebatu was meant to be sent to an immigration detention centre to be deported, but was mistakenly released

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

Life Sentence for Dahbia Benkired: France Confronts Horror of 12-Year-Old Lola's Murder

Dahbia Benkired has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the rape, torture, and murder of 12-year-old Lola Daviet in Paris. The case shocked France and led to the country's harshest sentence ever handed to a woman.

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Manhunt continues for asylum seeker released from prison by mistake

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu had been jailed for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Essex.

Evening Standard

A child predator got terminally ill in prison. Then he made a twisted dying wish

He reminded the world of his cruelty even at his deathbed.

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UK police hunt for an imprisoned asylum-seeker who was released in error

A police manhunt is underway for an asylum-seeker sentenced to 12 months in a British prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, after he was mistakenly released

The Independent UK

Sex offender who sparked summer riots seen boarding London-bound train after release error, police say

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was meant to be sent to an immigration detention centre for deportation after assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman

The Guardian - UK

Number of prisoners released in error more than doubled in a year, data shows

A report by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service said 262 prisoners were released in error from April 2024 to March 2025.

Evening Standard

Shocking amount of prisoners released in error as numbers more than double in a year

Thousands of inmates have also been freed early since then in a bid to cut jail overcrowding

The Independent UK

Arizona Dad Faces Up To 30 Years After Leaving 2-Year-Old Daughter To Die In Hot Car While Drinking And Playing Games

Arizona dad Christopher Scholtes faces 30 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for leaving his two-year-old daughter to die in a hot car.

International Business Times UK

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Evening Standard

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.

International Business Times UK

Is Diddy's Prison Attack Story Real? 50 Cent Thinks He's Faking It to Get a Pardon

50 Cent mocks Diddy's alleged prison attack, accusing the rapper of exaggerating the story to boost his chances of a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.

Destructoid

How to solve the Tormented Souls 2 prison puzzle

A tour of the Prison suddenly takes you into the Crypts, where the Cursed Book awaits. But how do you restore power to the cells?

The Independent UK

Manhunt after Epping hotel migrant who sexually assaulted girl accidentally released from prison

David Lammy ‘livid’ that Hadush Kebatu ‘is at large tonight’ as manhunt launched

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Evening Standard

London manhunt underway after Epping asylum seeker jailed for girl’s assault mistakenly released

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

The Independent UK

Abolished indefinite jail term is an ‘embarrassment’ to Britain, prison officers union chief says

Exclusive: The leader of the Prison Officers’ Association said some people trapped on ‘grossly unjust’ IPP sentences should not be in jail

Euronews

How were inmates able to film Nicolas Sarkozy's cell, given mobile phones are banned in prisons?

Footage of Nicolas Sarkozy being taunted by fellow inmates inside Paris' prison de la Santé has gone viral on social media, sparking a public controversy and a debate about prisoners' access to mobile phones.

Evening Standard

Double killer who murdered couple and tried to dump bodies from Clifton Suspension Bridge jailed for life

Yostin Mosquera to serve minimum of 42 years in prison for murder of couple in bid to steal their west London home and savings

The Independent UK

Two years in an Israeli jail without charge. He came home to find his family dead and home destroyed

ON THE GROUND: Palestinians coming back to Gaza after being held without charge in Israeli prisons tell Nedal Hamdouna and Bel Trew how their families have been decimated and claim abuse at the hands of IDF soldiers

International Business Times

Palestinian Prisoners Freed In Hostage Swap Go From Jail To Exile

They were freed in exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, but instead of going home, 154 Palestinian ex-prisoners were exiled to Egypt, where they are confined to a hotel and kept under tight surveillance.

Evening Standard

Disgraced rock star Ian Watkins died from stab wound to the neck, inquest hears

The 48-year-old died after an alleged attack at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences.

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