More than 90 criminal charges are brought against 41 migrants living in one taxpayer-funded hotel
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More than 90 criminal charges have been brought against 41 migrants living in just one taxpayer-funded hotel.
Court records show migrants staying at the Thistle City Barbican in central London have been accused of offences including sexual assault, arson, theft, burglary, carrying knives, assault and drug offences over the past three years.
Residents who live nearby last night told the MoS that the police are regularly called to the three-star hotel, which has also been identified as a hub of illegal working.
Council worker Ufuoma Odoh, 49, said his Volvo XC40 was damaged last month when a television was flung out of a fourth-floor window. The TV smashed the parked car’s back window.
Mr Odoh said. ‘It was the second time my car had been damaged by the same set of people.’
Bledar Qirjo, who has run a Greek restaurant near the hotel for six months, said his business was suffering because of the behaviour of some of the asylum seekers.
More than 90 criminal charges have been brought against 41 migrants living in just one taxpayer-funded hotel (Stock Image)
Migrants staying at the Thistle City Barbican (pictured) have been accused of offences including sexual assault, arson, theft, burglary, carrying knives, assault and drug offences over the past three years
He added: ‘My customers won’t come after 9pm because they feel scared.’
Those staying at the hotel who have been convicted of crimes include Alem Amiri, who pleaded guilty to arson in April last year and was jailed for a year.
The MoS understands Amiri launched his arson attack against the very taxpayer-funded hotel that was providing him refuge.
The Home Office refused to discuss his case.
Our revelations raise new questions about a hotel that has already been named as a hub for illegal working.
Last month, pictures emerged of migrants staying at the Thistle City Barbican riding off in Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats jackets with food bags, while electric bikes were seen outside.
