Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu deported to Ethiopia, Home Office confirms

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu has been deported from the UK with no right to return. Photograph: Essex Police/AFP/Getty Images

A convicted child sex offender who arrived in the UK in a small boat and was mistakenly released from prison has been deported, the Home Office says.

Hadush Kebatu arrived in Ethiopia in the early hours after being removed from the UK on a flight with no right to return, a statement said.