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 insideDaily Express · 29 Sept, 12:07
• Smiling Sudanese 'asylum seeker' set fire to hotel with 170 people insideGB News · 29 Sept, 06:25

In this story: Mohammed Abdalla · Bradford Hotel · Bradford · Bradford Crown Court

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