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Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from prison on Friday, weeks after being jailed for sexually assaulting a schoolgirl in Essex

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Jailed asylum seeker Hadush Kebatu was “last seen in the London area”, Essex Police have said, as three police forces are searching for him.