The last Government that left us with THIS legacy you mean? Grrrrrrrr
My youngest son was the one who got bottled in the face by this nutcase. A blooming miracle he was not blinded!!
Immigrant who posed as school boy jailed for broken bottle attack on teenagers
Niamat MiahBy staff reporter newsdesk@heraldexpress.co.uk
A man who posed as a 15-year-old schoolboy in South Devon has been jailed for four years for attacking two youths with a broken bottle.
Niamat Miah, now aged 20, was 19 when he told the authorities he was a 15-year-old schoolboy named Sabbir Ahmed. In fact, he was an illegal immigrant who had been left in the UK by his parents. He attended Dawlish Community College and South Dartmoor Community College.
At Exeter Crown Court yesterday he was sentenced to four years in prison for smashing a beer bottle and thrusting it into the face and neck of two teenagers.
Sentencing him Judge Philip Wassall said: "You have told so many lies throughout the investigation. Not only have you lied to police in trying to wriggle out of being held responsible for what you did but also to the court."
Miah now faces being deported to his home country.
The incident happened on June 10 last year when a drunken Miah got into an argument outside the Take 2 bar with Chris SB, Lawrence Manders and a small group of girls.
Prosecutor Sean Brunton said when the argument escalated Miah phoned his older brother Liakat Miah who was working at a nearby restaurant. Liakat grabbed Mr Manders around the neck and threatened him, the court was told.
"The defendant picked up a beer bottle and smashed it on the pavement then thrust the stump into the face of Chris SB cutting him around the left eye," said Mr Brunton. "A few seconds later he picked up another, smashed it against railings of the bar and made a slashing motion across the throat of Lawrence Manders cutting him across the throat area."
Both victims suffered cuts but no lasting injury. Miah ran from the scene but was caught by police. He told them he had been the victim of an attack but this was a "figment of his imagination", said Mr Brunton. When arrested he pretended to have a fit to "muddy the waters" said Mr Brunton.
Miah was arrested as Sabbir Ahmed.
Defence counsel Jo Martin told the court punches had been thrown on both sides and her client had felt aggrieved.
She said he had previously suffered mental problems and had tried to injure himself.
Miah, who was 19 at the time of the offence, admitted two counts of unlawful wounding.
Miah, of no fixed address, was sentenced to four years in a UK jail before deportation.
Illegal immigrant 'misled community' with web of lies
The cost of uncovering Niamat Miah's true identity and bringing him to justice is estimated by police to be in the tens of thousands of pounds.
It took months of close working with the UK Border Agency and social services.
Miah also slowed the legal process by insisting his real name was Sabbir Ahmed and that he was just 15 years old.
The court was told he had arrived in the UK in 2006.
After the hearing DC Jon Croft said at the time of the incident the defendant was studying at South Dartmoor Community College as Sabbir Ahmed.
He said Ahmed had previously been admitted under the Mental Health Act for stabbing himself in the chest while a student at Dawlish Community College.
When arrested the defendant was found in possession of an identity card and checks with the UK Border Agency linked it to a visa application and the name of Niamat Miah.
That started a lengthy legal process in which police tried to confirm Miah's real identity.
There were several court hearings and DNA samples confirmed Niamat Miah and Liakat Miah were brothers.
Earlier this month Judge Graham Cottle ruled there was overwhelming evidence the defendant was not who he claimed and should be tried as an adult.
Instead of standing trial Miah pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding.
Judge Wassall said: "You claimed before the court to be a different person. You misled the community for years that you were that person and that age."
It's understood Miah first enrolled at Dawlish Community College using false Home Office papers which indicated he was 13 years old when in fact he was 17.
Miah left Dawlish Community College and enrolled at South Dartmoor where he attended the sixth form.
Devon County Council and Dawlish Community College had no comment to make regarding the former pupil.
At the time of writing, South Dartmoor Community College were unavailable for comment.
Brother Liakat was arrested at the Taj Mahal restaurant in Teignmouth and later convicted of a public order offence in connection with the GBH.
He has already been deported.
Niamat MiahBy staff reporter newsdesk@heraldexpress.co.uk
A man who posed as a 15-year-old schoolboy in South Devon has been jailed for four years for attacking two youths with a broken bottle.
Niamat Miah, now aged 20, was 19 when he told the authorities he was a 15-year-old schoolboy named Sabbir Ahmed. In fact, he was an illegal immigrant who had been left in the UK by his parents. He attended Dawlish Community College and South Dartmoor Community College.
At Exeter Crown Court yesterday he was sentenced to four years in prison for smashing a beer bottle and thrusting it into the face and neck of two teenagers.
Sentencing him Judge Philip Wassall said: "You have told so many lies throughout the investigation. Not only have you lied to police in trying to wriggle out of being held responsible for what you did but also to the court."
Miah now faces being deported to his home country.
The incident happened on June 10 last year when a drunken Miah got into an argument outside the Take 2 bar with Chris SB, Lawrence Manders and a small group of girls.
Prosecutor Sean Brunton said when the argument escalated Miah phoned his older brother Liakat Miah who was working at a nearby restaurant. Liakat grabbed Mr Manders around the neck and threatened him, the court was told.
"The defendant picked up a beer bottle and smashed it on the pavement then thrust the stump into the face of Chris SB cutting him around the left eye," said Mr Brunton. "A few seconds later he picked up another, smashed it against railings of the bar and made a slashing motion across the throat of Lawrence Manders cutting him across the throat area."
Both victims suffered cuts but no lasting injury. Miah ran from the scene but was caught by police. He told them he had been the victim of an attack but this was a "figment of his imagination", said Mr Brunton. When arrested he pretended to have a fit to "muddy the waters" said Mr Brunton.
Miah was arrested as Sabbir Ahmed.
Defence counsel Jo Martin told the court punches had been thrown on both sides and her client had felt aggrieved.
She said he had previously suffered mental problems and had tried to injure himself.
Miah, who was 19 at the time of the offence, admitted two counts of unlawful wounding.
Miah, of no fixed address, was sentenced to four years in a UK jail before deportation.
Illegal immigrant 'misled community' with web of lies
The cost of uncovering Niamat Miah's true identity and bringing him to justice is estimated by police to be in the tens of thousands of pounds.
It took months of close working with the UK Border Agency and social services.
Miah also slowed the legal process by insisting his real name was Sabbir Ahmed and that he was just 15 years old.
The court was told he had arrived in the UK in 2006.
After the hearing DC Jon Croft said at the time of the incident the defendant was studying at South Dartmoor Community College as Sabbir Ahmed.
He said Ahmed had previously been admitted under the Mental Health Act for stabbing himself in the chest while a student at Dawlish Community College.
When arrested the defendant was found in possession of an identity card and checks with the UK Border Agency linked it to a visa application and the name of Niamat Miah.
That started a lengthy legal process in which police tried to confirm Miah's real identity.
There were several court hearings and DNA samples confirmed Niamat Miah and Liakat Miah were brothers.
Earlier this month Judge Graham Cottle ruled there was overwhelming evidence the defendant was not who he claimed and should be tried as an adult.
Instead of standing trial Miah pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding.
Judge Wassall said: "You claimed before the court to be a different person. You misled the community for years that you were that person and that age."
It's understood Miah first enrolled at Dawlish Community College using false Home Office papers which indicated he was 13 years old when in fact he was 17.
Miah left Dawlish Community College and enrolled at South Dartmoor where he attended the sixth form.
Devon County Council and Dawlish Community College had no comment to make regarding the former pupil.
At the time of writing, South Dartmoor Community College were unavailable for comment.
Brother Liakat was arrested at the Taj Mahal restaurant in Teignmouth and later convicted of a public order offence in connection with the GBH.
He has already been deported.
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