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Justice Secretary David Lammy has said an exclusive Sky News interview will be used as part of an independent inquiry into how migrant Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly released from prison.
Kebatu, who was found guilty in September of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, Essex, was arrested on Sunday morning in London’s Finsbury Park after just under 48 hours at large.
While the manhunt was ongoing, Sky’s national correspondent Tom Parmenter sat down with a delivery driver who spoke to Kebatu at HMP Chelmsford, describing him as being “confused” as he was being guided to the railway station by prison staff.
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Asked if he saw the interview, which also revealed the migrant returned to the prison reception four or five times before leaving the area on a train, Mr Lammy said on Sunday: “I saw the Sky reporting from yesterday and of course, that will be subject to the independent inquiry that must now take place.”
He made the comments during a visit to Wood Green Police Station in north London, where he said he wanted to thank officers for apprehending Kebatu.
He called his accidental release from prison on Friday “totally unacceptable” and said Kebatu will be deported back to Ethiopia this coming week.
Sky News understands the deportation will take place on Tuesday.
Kebatu being arrested in Finsbury Park. Pic: Sunday Times
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