Convicted thug remains on the run after Essex asylum centre attack
Adnani Mohammed evades justice after violent assault conviction
A convicted thug who headbutted and kicked security guards at an asylum centre in Essex is still on the run, it has been revealed. Adnani Mohammed, 25, who was living at RAF Wethersfield in Braintree, “violently” attacked staff in a drunken rage in April 2024, including headbutting one victim three times.
He was convicted of assault by beating at Colchester Magistrates Court on Wednesday (February 4), but he did not turn up to the hearing and remains on the run. The Home Office has said it is working with police to “track down” Mohammed following the conviction.
A Home Office spokesman told the Local Democracy Service that all foreign national offenders who get a prison sentence in the UK are referred for deportation “at the earliest opportunity.”
The spokesman added: “We are assisting the police to track down this individual. We will not allow foreign criminals and illegal migrants to exploit our laws. We are reforming human rights laws and replacing the broken appeals system so we can scale up deportations.”
During the trial earlier this week, the court heard how Mohammed had caused “a significant amount of damage” to the security office at the site on a separate occasion. Mohammed had been seeking asylum when these attacks happened.
During the hearing, Lynette Brown, chairman of the Magistrates’ bench, said Mohammed “intentionally” headbutted the officer and used “unlawful force” in the attack. The Magistrates issued an arrest warrant without bail.
The former military base has been accommodating men seeking asylum since July 2023 and was previously used by the Ministry of Defence Police up to 2022.