Police have launched a manhunt after a former asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl was mistakenly released from prison. Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu, who arrived in the UK on a small boat, was jailed for 12 months over the attack in Epping, Essex, last month.

Hadush Kebatu has been found in Finsbury Park after a two-day manhunt was triggered by his accidental release from HMP Chelmsford.

An illegal immigrant in the UK, who was serving a 12-month prison sentence for sexually assaulting a minor, was released from a prison by mistake. A manhunt has been launched to locate Hadush Kebatu,