Rampaging small boat migrant causes £10k of damage to secure free ‘accommodation’

Rampaging small boat migrant causes £10k of damage to secure free ‘accommodation’Having faced deportation and repeatedly asking to be sent back to Germany, an asylum seeker remains in the UK Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Ciaran McGrath, Senior News Reporter 08:49, Wed, Jun 3, 2026 Updated: 09:05, Wed, Jun 3, 2026 Farhad Hosnavi, 27, has now been jailed for a fifth time (Image: Norfolk Constabulary)An asylum seeker who crossed the English Channel in a small boat has caused at least £10,000 of damage in a string of attacks on a migrant hotel and a police station after repeatedly trying to secure accommodation in prison. Farhad Hosnavi, 27, has now been jailed for a fifth time after smashing the automatic front door at Norwich's main police station for a second time. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Despite being told he faced deportation and repeatedly asking to be sent back to Germany, where he previously held settled status, the Iranian national remains in the UK while his asylum claim is assessed. Hosnavi was sentenced to eight weeks in prison by Norwich magistrates on Monday after the latest attack at the Bethel Street police station. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the latest politics news - straight from our team in Westminster and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based...