{"id":291262,"date":"2025-10-29T21:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T21:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-uk-tonight-convicted-sex-offender-claims-police-ignored-him-for-hours-after-mistaken-release\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T21:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T21:05:27","slug":"the-uk-tonight-convicted-sex-offender-claims-police-ignored-him-for-hours-after-mistaken-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-uk-tonight-convicted-sex-offender-claims-police-ignored-him-for-hours-after-mistaken-release\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK Tonight | Convicted sex offender claims police ignored him for hours after mistaken release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/UXZ1v05zKws\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The UK Tonight | Convicted sex offender claims police ignored him for hours after mistaken release\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UXZ1v05zKws\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>On The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee &#8211; migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu, who was wrongly freed from prison, has claimed in an interview with Sky News that he tried to hand himself in to police a day before he was arrested, but was ignored by officers.<\/p>\n<p>The Home Office said Kebatu, 38, was deported from the UK on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky News after he arrived back in Ethiopia on Wednesday morning, Kebatu shared details of his accidental release from HMP Chelmsford on 24 October and the two-day manhunt that followed.<\/p>\n<p>The convicted sex offender was repeatedly questioned on his crimes, but Sky News has chosen not to broadcast this part of the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to Kebatu&#8217;s claims, the Metropolitan Police told Sky News: &quot;The Met is not aware of any evidence to support the claims that Kebatu approached officers on Saturday morning.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>UK Tonight | https:\/\/trib.al\/I0lsYCE <\/p>\n<p>#SkyNews #UKTonight #UK <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On The UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee &#8211; migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu, who was wrongly freed from prison, has claimed in an interview with Sky News that he tried to hand himself in to police a day before he was arrested, but was ignored by officers. 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