Mohammed Abbas, a 29-year-old boat migrant claiming to be Palestinian, came to Britain from France in March and was given a taxpayer-funded home worth £250,000 by the Home Office two months later. Just days after moving into the house, he trespassed on a family residence and exposed himself to two young girls, one aged 13 and another under 16. Abbas admitted to four charges related to these incidents at Cardiff Crown Court. The Home Office plans to deport him but frequently faces legal barriers when attempting such actions for migrants from Gaza or Palestinian territories.
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Mohammed Abbas, a 29-year-old boat migrant claiming Palestinian nationality, arrived in Britain from France in March. In June, he was arrested and sentenced for multiple offenses including sexual assault on a woman, common assault, assaulting a police officer, and assault by beating. Despite being considered a danger to the community, an immigration judge allowed his asylum appeal due to concerns over potential ill-treatment if deported back to Kosovo or Gaza.
Abbas received taxpayer-funded housing in Cardiff after his release from custody; he occupied a two-bedroom house valued at £250,000. Just two days later, on July 30, Abbas trespassed into another home and exposed himself to two young sisters aged 13 and under 16. He pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual activity in the presence of children for sexual gratification at Cardiff Crown Court.
This case highlights tensions between asylum policies and public safety concerns, as well as the financial implications of providing housing for migrants facing legal challenges.
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A small boat migrant exposed himself to two young girls days after being given the keys to a taxpayer-funded home.
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Mohammed Abbas, 29, who claims to be Palestinian, came to Britain on a dinghy from France in March.
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By June, he was already behind bars on remand after being arrested for sexual assault on a woman, common assault, assaulting a police officer and assault by beating.
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During his sentencing at Coventry Magistrates' Court, he was given 300 hours' community service and a £100 fine – although the sexual assault and common assault charges were dropped after prosecutors did not present any evidence.
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After his release, Abbas was moved into a two-bedroom house in Cardiff provided by the Home Office.
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But on July 30, just two days after moving in, he trespassed on a family home.
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Two sisters - one aged 13 and the other under 16 - woke up at 2am to find Abbas exposing himself in front of them.
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Last month at Cardiff Crown Court, he admitted two charges of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification.
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Mohammed Abbas, 29, who claims to be Palestinian, came to Britain on a dinghy from France in March.
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Pictured is a general view of Coventry Magistrates' Court
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He also admitted trespass with the intent of committing a sexual offence and burglary after stealing a phone and AirPods from the family's house.
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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp told The Sun: 'Andy Burnham is not taking the migrant rape and sexual assault crisis seriously.
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Every week a new story emerges of an illegal channel migrant or asylum seeker attacking women or girls.
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These sickening attacks are a danger to every woman and girl where illegal immigrants are accommodated.'
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The Home Office said it will seek to deport Abbas at the earliest opportunity – even though deportations to Gaza or the Palestinian territories are frequently blocked on legal grounds.
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A spokesman added: 'Our thoughts are with the victims of Abbas' vile crimes.
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'We are boosting the number of officers on the ground in France and removing the pull factors drawing people here through illegal routes.
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Removals of foreign national offenders are up 41 per cent, with nearly 12,000 returned or deported since the Government came to power to the end of this March.'
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This week, the Daily Mail reveals how a kidnapper has won the right to stay in Britain under human rights laws after a judge found he could be mistreated in his native Kosovo for being Roma.
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Avdi Alija, 39, arrived illegally in the UK aged 14 and has been convicted of 50 criminal offences ranging from burglary and theft to cocaine possession and driving while drunk or high on drugs.
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A first tier immigration tribunal in Newport, South Wales, heard he was part of a gang that kidnapped a man and forced him into a car at knifepoint in 2018.
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Alija helped bundle the terrified victim into his bedsit, where he was held captive, assaulted and threatened with being stabbed and doused in boiling water if he refused to pay £50,000.
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After four-and-a-half hours, the man managed to flee by kicking through a double-glazed window and jumping from a second-floor balcony into the courtyard below.
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An immigration judge noted that Alija was considered a danger to the community, which meant he was barred from claiming asylum under the Geneva Convention.
However, he still granted Alija's appeal on the basis that his lack of documents proving his Kosovan nationality – together with his Roma identity – would leave him at risk of ill-treatment.
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The judge wrote in his ruling: 'The most pertinent issue is that the appellant is stateless.
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He thus cannot be removed.
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To the extent that removal would take place to Kosovo then I am satisfied he would face treatment contrary to Article 3 ECHR.
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'To the extent that I am required to so pronounce it, the fact that the appellant would face treatment contrary to Article 3 is a very compelling circumstance and as such the appellant shall not be deported.'
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