"A convicted child sex offender who arrived in the UK in a small boat and was mistakenly released from prison has been deported, the Home Office says. Hadush Kebatu arrived in Ethiopia in the early hours after being removed from the UK on a flight with no right to return, a statement said. His case had come to symbolise the helplessness of the UK to control irregular migration and mounting chaos within the criminal justice."
"The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said: Last week's blunder should never have happened and I share the public's anger that it did. I would like to thank the police for rapidly bringing Mr Kebatu into custody and the public for their vigilance. I have pulled every lever to deport Mr Kebatu and remove him off British soil. I am pleased to confirm this vile child sex offender has been deported. Our streets are safer because of it."
"An asylum seeker who crossed the Channel on a small boat on 29 June, Kebatu was housed in Epping. Eight days after his arrival, he made sexually explicit remarks to a 14-year-old girl who was eating a pizza with her friend in Epping town centre. The next day, he sexually assaulted a woman, trying to kiss her. He also tried to kiss the same 14-year-old girl he had made remarks to the day before, having encountered her again by chance."
Hadush Kebatu, a convicted child sex offender who crossed the Channel on a small boat, committed sexual offences while housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping. He made sexually explicit remarks to a 14-year-old, later tried to kiss the same girl, and sexually assaulted a woman. Kebatu was mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford instead of being transferred to an immigration detention centre, prompting a police two-day manhunt and re-arrest in London. He was removed from the UK on a flight to Ethiopia with no right to return and arrived in the early hours. The home secretary condemned the blunder, thanked police, and said every lever was used to deport him. The case fuelled public disorder and protests outside hotels.
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