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Evening Standard
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Josh Payne

Alleged victim young enough to be my child, asylum seeker told police

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu denies all five charges against him (Crown Prosecution Service/PA) - (PA Wire)

An asylum seeker hotel resident told police one of his alleged sexual assault victims is “young enough to be my child”, a court heard.

Colchester Magistrates’ Court was told Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, who “teaches sports” in his home country, arrived in the UK by small boat just days before alleged incidents in Epping, Essex, last month.

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