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A failed asylum seeker who knocked a man out with one punch turned up to a sentencing hearing wearing £180 Nike trainers and carrying two iPhones. Hamza Amri, 29, who came to Britain two years ago, is one of the asylum seekers who was previously housed on the infamous Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset.
Now living in asylum seeker accommodation in Bournemouth, the Tunisian national punched another man during his wife’s birthday celebrations at the hotel on June 8 last year. He turned up at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday wearing an Abercrombie and Fitch top, a River Island jacket, Nike Air Max Plus trainers, and two iPhone 13s. Amri was sentenced to six months in jail for assaulting Kamal Iamranene, a fellow asylum seeker living in a Bournemouth hotel.
On the day of the incident, Amri cycled to the immigration hotel where Mr Iamranene was staying. He hid a long-bladed knife under a traffic cone and called Mr Iamarene telling him to come outside.
The two men started arguing outside the Chine Hotel before Amri threw a fist at the fellow migrant, forcing his victim to lose consciousness.
He later picked up the knife and flashed it in the unconscious man’s face before capturing a photo of the sprawled-out victim as hotel staff pulled him away.
Mr Iamranene was left with a cut lip and said he had difficulty eating for a long period after the incident, the court heard.
Amri was charged with assault and possessing a knife in a public place. He pleaded guilty to both charges.
The Tunisian national has been refused asylum, which he claimed after arriving in the UK in 2023. He is reportedly appealing the decision.
His lawyer told the court Amri had been drinking Jack Daniels on the night, was a ‘seven or eight out of 10 drunk’, and could be seen walking down the street shadowboxing and bouncing on his toes.
This comes as Labour may soon face added pressure to deport failed asylum seekers and criminals in a law overhaul.
The EU is planning to overhaul the 1951 Refugee Convention, which decrees that asylum seekers cannot be returned to their country if their life or freedom could be at threat.
A paper drafted by Poland and seen by The Times said such legal changes “could also stimulate discussion of the issue internationally”, potentially leading to UK backing.
Angela Sharma, specialist immigration barrister at Church Court Chambers, said its successful modification could pave the way for the UK to take similar action.
She told the Express: “If the EU successfully modifies its interpretation of human rights protections related to deportations, the UK government may come under pressure to either align with EU reforms or introduce stricter immigration laws.”
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