Lammy confirms independent investigation into wrongful release of migrant sex offender

David Lammy has confirmed determination volition beryllium an autarkic probe into the accidental merchandise of a migrant jailed for enactment offences, arsenic helium blamed "human error" for the incident.

The lawman premier curate and justness caput told MPs helium was "livid" connected behalf of Hadush Kebatu's victims and helium would beryllium deported backmost to Ethiopia "as rapidly arsenic possible".

Kebatu, who was found blameworthy successful September of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old miss and a pistillate successful Epping, was freed successful mistake from HMP Chelmsford successful Essex connected Friday alternatively of being handed implicit to migration officials for deportation.

His accidental merchandise sparked wide alarm and a manhunt that resulted successful him being found and arrested by the Metropolitan Police successful the Finsbury Park country of London astatine astir 8.30am connected Sunday.

The incidental has sparked questions implicit however the man, whose crimes sparked protests successful Epping implicit the usage of asylum hotels, was capable to beryllium freed.

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