Sudanese asylum seeker jailed for setting hotel fire

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 18:02 · Archive

Mohammed Abdalla, 28, was jailed for setting fire to a hotel with 170 people inside.

Mohammed Abdalla, a 28-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker, has been jailed for setting fire to the Bradford Hotel on 31 October last year after being told to leave due to poor behaviour. The fire, which caused £4,000 of damage, put at risk more than 160 asylum seekers and 10 staff members who were in the hotel at the time.

How it is being reported

• Smirking Sudanese asylum seeker set fire to UK hotel with 170 people insideMohammed Abdalla caused £4,000 worth of damage after starting a fire by the TV and desk area of his room.Daily Express · 29 Sept, 12:07
• Smiling Sudanese 'asylum seeker' set fire to hotel with 170 people insideA Sudanese asylum seeker has been jailed after setting fire to a hotel in Bradford with 170 people inside. Bradford Crown Court was told that Mohammed Abdalla, 28, set off the blaze after he was ordered to leave the Bradford Hotel on Hall Ings because of his poor behaviour on October 31 last year. At the time of the fire, more than 160 asylum seekers were in the hotel, while there were 10 members of staff on shift. Recorder Ella Anderson, sentencing, told the Sudanese migrant: "Your actions put all of those people at risk." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Tayo Dasaolu, prosecuting, told the…GB News · 29 Sept, 06:25

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