The asylum seeker who was jailed for a sexual assault in Epping has been released by mistake

Update: 2025-10-24

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It's been confirmed that an asylum seeker who was jailed last month for a year for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping has been released from prison by mistake. Also: Plaid Cymru celebrates a decisive victory in the Senedd by-election in Caerphilly, a stronghold for Labour for a century. And one of England's oldest football clubs, Sheffield Wednesday, goes into administration.

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The asylum seeker who was jailed for a sexual assault in Epping has been released by mistake

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The asylum seeker who was jailed for a sexual assault in Epping has been released by mistake

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The asylum seeker who was jailed for a sexual assault in Epping has been released by mistake