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| Asylum seeker sex attacker jailed | Asylum seeker sex attacker jailed |
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| A Somali asylum seeker who was jailed for several sex attacks but was allowed to stay in Britain has been jailed indeterminately for a further attack. | |
| Sadiq Mohammed, 32, was found guilty of abducting and sexually assaulting a girl of seven in Bristol in May 2006. | Sadiq Mohammed, 32, was found guilty of abducting and sexually assaulting a girl of seven in Bristol in May 2006. |
| Mohammed, of Barton Hill, was jailed for four years in 2000 for indecently assaulting a 55-year-old woman and trying to attack two others. | Mohammed, of Barton Hill, was jailed for four years in 2000 for indecently assaulting a 55-year-old woman and trying to attack two others. |
| He assaulted the girl four years after being released from jail. | He assaulted the girl four years after being released from jail. |
| Mohammed approached the girl as she was standing outside a corner shop with her eight-year-old sister. | Mohammed approached the girl as she was standing outside a corner shop with her eight-year-old sister. |
| He gave her sister £1 to go and by some sweets so he could be alone with the younger girl. | He gave her sister £1 to go and by some sweets so he could be alone with the younger girl. |
| He then took her back to his flat where he sexually assaulted the girl and told her not to tell anyone or he would "beat her". | He then took her back to his flat where he sexually assaulted the girl and told her not to tell anyone or he would "beat her". |
| The victim only told her parents when she spotted him near a supermarket and said he was a "very bad man". | The victim only told her parents when she spotted him near a supermarket and said he was a "very bad man". |
| 'Justice served' | 'Justice served' |
| He denied one charge of child abduction and assault, but the jury at Bristol Crown Court took just under an hour to find him guilty on both counts. | He denied one charge of child abduction and assault, but the jury at Bristol Crown Court took just under an hour to find him guilty on both counts. |
| Speaking after the hearing the victim's father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said he was relieved. | Speaking after the hearing the victim's father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said he was relieved. |
| He said: "Justice has been served today. We are very glad about the verdict." | He said: "Justice has been served today. We are very glad about the verdict." |
| Mohammed arrived in Bristol from Somalia in 1990 and was granted asylum. | Mohammed arrived in Bristol from Somalia in 1990 and was granted asylum. |
| He was jailed for four years in 2000 for attacking three women including a 14-year-old girl, but was released halfway through his sentence. | He was jailed for four years in 2000 for attacking three women including a 14-year-old girl, but was released halfway through his sentence. |
| At the time, Judge Lester Boothman recommended that he was deported after describing him as a danger to women and his "presence was detrimental to the country". | At the time, Judge Lester Boothman recommended that he was deported after describing him as a danger to women and his "presence was detrimental to the country". |
| Commenting on why Mohammed had not been deported, a Home Office spokesman said: "Each case is considered on its individual merits in accordance to our international obligations and taking full account of conditions in the country concerned as they impact on the individual. | Commenting on why Mohammed had not been deported, a Home Office spokesman said: "Each case is considered on its individual merits in accordance to our international obligations and taking full account of conditions in the country concerned as they impact on the individual. |
| "We will only enforce return where we are satisfied that the individual concerned will not be at risk." | "We will only enforce return where we are satisfied that the individual concerned will not be at risk." |