The migrant, who resided at the Bell Hotel in Epping during the assault, travelled from Chelmsford to London

A manhunt is said to be underway after Hadush Kebatu was released by mistake - leaving the justice secretary ‘furious’

Hadush Kebatu was meant to be sent to an immigration detention centre to be deported, but was mistakenly released

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

Kebatu kept asking prison staff ‘what to do’ after he was released from HMP Chelmsford by error, according to a delivery driver who saw him at the time of his release

Justice secretary David Lammy was ‘livid’ after Hadush Kebatu - whose crimes sparked major protests at hotels housing asylum seekers - was released in error

The migrant, who resided at the Bell Hotel in Epping during the assault, travelled from Chelmsford to London

Questions remain for the government over the error that led to Hadush Kebatu walking freely on the streets

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

Hadush Kebatu was wrongly freed instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre