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A sex offender who was erroneously released from prison and subsequently fled to London has been apprehended and arrested. ‌

Hadush Kebatu, 38, received a 12-month prison sentence just weeks ago for sexually assaulting a 14 year old girl and a woman in Essex. He was scheduled for deportation to Ethiopia but was mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford last Friday, sparking a significant manhunt across the south east. ‌

Kebatu had been residing at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, when he committed his offences, reports the Mirror . ‌

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