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| A Somali asylum seeker jailed for several sex attacks but allowed to stay in the UK was given a British passport "in error", the Home Office has said. | A Somali asylum seeker jailed for several sex attacks but allowed to stay in the UK was given a British passport "in error", the Home Office has said. |
| Last week Sadiq Mohammed, 31, was jailed indefinitely by Bristol Crown Court for molesting a young girl. | Last week Sadiq Mohammed, 31, was jailed indefinitely by Bristol Crown Court for molesting a young girl. |
| He had been recommended for deportation in 2000 after assaulting a 55-year-old woman near his home in Bristol. | He had been recommended for deportation in 2000 after assaulting a 55-year-old woman near his home in Bristol. |
| A Home Office spokesman said an investigation had been carried out into the error and appropriate action taken. | A Home Office spokesman said an investigation had been carried out into the error and appropriate action taken. |
| "The issuing of a British passport to Mr Mohammed was the result of a one-off error by an individual passport examiner," said the spokesman. | "The issuing of a British passport to Mr Mohammed was the result of a one-off error by an individual passport examiner," said the spokesman. |
| "The passport in question has been revoked. | "The passport in question has been revoked. |
| British citizen claim | British citizen claim |
| "This should not affect any deportation process concerning Mr Mohammed." | "This should not affect any deportation process concerning Mr Mohammed." |
| On Friday, Judge Crowther sitting at Bristol Cown Court recommended Mohammed for deportation. | |
| Mohammed from Barton Hill in Bristol had already been convicted of a sexual offence seven years ago and was recommended for deportation then. He had been issued with a British passport in error, which has been described by the immigration passport sevice as a gross error. | |
| Four years after being released from prison, Mohammed took a seven-year-old girl from outside a corner shop and sexually assaulted her in his flat in the Barton Hill area of Bristol. | Four years after being released from prison, Mohammed took a seven-year-old girl from outside a corner shop and sexually assaulted her in his flat in the Barton Hill area of Bristol. |
| He had denied one charge of child abduction and sexual assault, but a jury at Bristol Crown Court found him guilty on both counts. | He had denied one charge of child abduction and sexual assault, but a jury at Bristol Crown Court found him guilty on both counts. |
| Sentencing Mohammed, Judge Tom Crowther handed him an indeterminate jail term and said he would need to serve a minimum of three years before he could be considered for parole. | Sentencing Mohammed, Judge Tom Crowther handed him an indeterminate jail term and said he would need to serve a minimum of three years before he could be considered for parole. |
| Mohammed had interrupted the sentencing hearing, claiming he was a British citizen and held a legitimate British passport. | Mohammed had interrupted the sentencing hearing, claiming he was a British citizen and held a legitimate British passport. |
| It has since emerged that Mohammed was issued with a British passport following his release after his original convictions in 2000. | It has since emerged that Mohammed was issued with a British passport following his release after his original convictions in 2000. |