Overview
- The man was detained on Sunday morning after a two-day search, and police said he will be handed back to the prison service for deportation.
- He was mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday after being misclassified as eligible for early release and was given about £76, according to multiple reports.
- Specialist teams from the Metropolitan Police, Essex Police and the British Transport Police traced him following information from the public, a Met commander said.
- He was convicted in September and sentenced to around 12 months for multiple offences, including sexual assaults on a 14-year-old girl and a woman, with plans to move him into immigration detention on release.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the error completely unacceptable and ordered an investigation, as official figures show erroneous releases in England and Wales rose to 262 in the year to March.