Coverage dated October 25, 2025

UK police arrest mistakenly released asylum-seeker whose sexual assault case sparked anti-migrant protests

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By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — British police have arrested an asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison on Friday while serving a 12-month sentence for sexual assault following a “fast-moving and complex” manhunt.

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Local News 8
UK police arrest mistakenly released asylum-seeker whose sexual assault case sparked anti-migrant protests (opens Local News 8)
Published Oct 25, 2025
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — British police have arrested an asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison on Friday while serving a 12-month sentence for sexual assault following a “fast-moving and complex” manhunt.
Digital Journal
UK police arrest asylum seeker sex offender mistakenly freed (opens Digital Journal)
Published Oct 25, 2025
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UK police on Sunday arrested an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender, whose crimes had sparked anti-immigration protests, after he was
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UK police arrest mistakenly released asylum-seeker whose sexual assault case sparked anti-migrant protests | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Oct 25, 2025
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — British police have arrested an asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison on Friday while serving

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