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Timeline of events in case of asylum seeker who was released accidentally

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

Evening Standard

Fourth man jailed for violent disorder outside hotel housing asylum seekers

Police said the 28-year-old acted in an ‘intimidating way, encouraging other people there to face off against our officers’.

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Migrant jailed for 16 weeks for assaults inside asylum hotel

Mohammed Sharwarq, 32, had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to two counts of common assault and four of assault by beating.

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Migrant who assaulted four people at asylum hotel ‘wants to return to Syria’

Mohammed Sharwarq was a resident at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, at the time of the offences in July and August of this year.

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Epping protester who refused to uncover face argued people can ‘wear burkas’

Joshua Meadows, 18, refused to remove the covering when asked to do so by police during a protest in the Essex town on July 24, the court heard.

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‘Manipulative’ asylum seeker at centre of Epping hotel protests jailed for sexually assaulting girl

A judge said Hadush Kebatu posed a ‘significant risk of reoffending’ after his offences sparked protests outside asylum hotels across the UK

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Asylum seeker facing jail for sexual assaults that sparked Epping protests

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was found guilty of five offences on Thursday.

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Epping asylum hotel resident guilty of sex assaults that sparked anti-migrant protests

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu ‘s arrest sparked mass anti-migrant protests and counter-demonstrations that spread across the UK

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Asylum seeker hotel resident guilty of sexual assaults days after arriving in UK

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu’s behaviour sparked protests in Epping and across the country.

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Man and woman charged after protests over asylum hotel in Epping

Essex Police stressed that nobody had been arrested for unfurling a flag.

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Starmer promises action on small boat migrants as pressure mounts on Government

Former lord chancellor Lord Falconer said the Government had to convince people it had an answer to the crisis.

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Migrant residing at Epping asylum seeker hotel is charged with sexual assault

The 32-year-old Syrian has been charged with sexual assault, two counts of common assault and four of assault by beating.

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker charged with sexually assaulting male while staying at protest-hit Epping hotel

Mohammed Sharwarq has been charged with seven offences and has been remanded into custody

The Independent UK

Police impose restrictions ahead of fresh protests outside migrant hotel

Sunday is set to see the latest in a series of demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

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Essex Police say counter-protester transport claims ‘categorically wrong’

A series of demonstrations has taken place outside the Bell Hotel in Epping over the last week.

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Farage counter-protester claims at asylum hotel are ‘categorically wrong’, Police say

In a social media video, Farage said Essex Police chief constable should resign as a result of the claims

Evening Standard

Five men charged after violent protests outside Essex hotel

There have been a series of protests outside the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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Six arrested after ‘thuggery’ outside Essex hotel ‘housing asylum seekers’

More than 100 demonstrators assembled outside the Bell Hotel in Epping on Sunday evening, with some chanting ‘save our kids’.

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Epping protest: No10 slams violent 'thugs' after six arrested during latest migrant hotel demonstration

Missiles were thrown at an elderly woman counter-protesting who had to be escorted away by police

The Independent UK

Six arrested after bottles and flares thrown during another protest outside Essex hotel

More than 100 protesters gathered outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on Sunday evening

Evening Standard

Bottles and smoke flares thrown towards police as third protest held outside Epping hotel

One person has been arrested, police said, and has been taken into custody

Evening Standard

Arrest made as dozens gather outside Essex hotel ‘housing asylum seekers’

More than 100 demonstrators gathered outside the Bell Hotel in Epping on Sunday evening.

The Independent UK

Man charged with violent disorder following clashes outside hotel

Eight police officers were injured following what started as a peaceful protest outside the hotel in Essex

Evening Standard

Man charged with violent disorder over clashes outside Epping hotel

Eight police officers were injured following what started as a peaceful protest outside the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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Ex-glamour model Jodie Marsh can keep lemurs at her Essex animal sanctuary, judge rules

Ms Marsh successfully appealed against the local council’s refusal of her application for a wild animal licence to keep the primates

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