{"id":534874,"date":"2025-10-29T06:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T06:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/534874\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T06:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T06:35:16","slug":"migrant-sex-offender-mistakenly-released-from-prison-deported-to-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/534874\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrant sex offender mistakenly released from prison deported to Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hadush Kebatu was arrested in North London after a 2-day manhunt<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Hadush-Kebatu-has-arrived-back-in-Ethiopia-PA.jpg\" alt=\"Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu accidental release\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Hadush Kebatu has arrived back in Ethiopia(Image: PA Media)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"getwestlondon\">Hadush Kebatu has arrived in Ethiopia after being deported from the UK with no right to return, the Home Office has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"getwestlondon\">The Ethiopian national was wrongly freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"getwestlondon\">The migrant, who had been living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, when he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a woman, travelled to London and was arrested on Sunday morning after a two-day manhunt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"getwestlondon\">The Home Office said Kebatu was removed on a flight to Ethiopia on Tuesday night and arrived on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"getwestlondon\">Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: &#8220;Last week&#8217;s blunder should never have happened \u2013 and I share the public&#8217;s anger that it did.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_The-arrest-of-Hadush-Gerberslasie-Kebatu-CPSPA.jpg\" alt=\"The arrest of Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The arrest of Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu(Image: CPS\/PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"getwestlondon\">&#8220;I would like to thank the police for rapidly bringing Mr Kebatu into custody and the public for their vigilance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"getwestlondon\">&#8220;I have pulled every lever to deport Mr Kebatu and remove him off British soil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"getwestlondon\">&#8220;I am pleased to confirm this vile child sex offender has been deported. Our streets are safer because of it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Hadush-Kebatus-teenage-victim-was-said-to-be-stressed-and-anxious-about-his-mistaken-release-Metro.jpeg\" alt=\"Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu walking up stairs\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Hadush Kebatu\u2019s teenage victim was said to be \u2018stressed and anxious\u2019 about his mistaken release (Image: Metropolitan Police\/PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"getwestlondon\">&#8220;If you come to this country and commit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mylondon.news\/all-about\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"crimesLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">crimes<\/a>, we will remove you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"getwestlondon\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Sign up to our London Crimewatch WhatsApp community for the latest major court updates and breaking news delivered straight to your phone. 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