The manhunt for a migrant who sexually assaulted a schoolgirl, and was released from prison in error, is ongoing.

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was jailed for 12 months earlier this year after he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping.

He had been staying in the Bell Hotel in Epping and his arrest triggered large-scale protests and disorder.

The Ethiopian national, who came to the UK on a small boat in the summer, is now being searched for by the police after he was accidentally freed on Friday.

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Image: Hadush Kebatu, jailed for two sexual assaults in Epping. Pic: Essex Police / PA

How many prisoners are released in error?

According to government statistics published in July, 262 prisoners were released in error in the 12 m

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