Steve Reed called for criminal justice system to be ‘rebuilt from bottom up’ after mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl
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Steve Reed called for criminal justice system to be ‘rebuilt from bottom up’ after mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl
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The accidental release of a migrant sex offender from prison is a sign that the UK justice system is “broken”, a minister has said.
Errors such as accidental release of Hadush Kebatu, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, are…
Justice secretary David Lammy was ‘livid’ after Hadush Kebatu - whose crimes sparked major protests at hotels housing asylum…
Kebatu kept asking prison staff ‘what to do’ after he was released from HMP Chelmsford by error, according to a delivery driver…
Questions remain for the government over the error that led to Hadush Kebatu walking freely on the streets
A manhunt is said to be underway after Hadush Kebatu was released by mistake - leaving the justice secretary ‘furious’
The error comes just days after sex offender migrant Hadush Kebatu was wrongly freed from HMP Chelmsford
