By GB News (World News) | Created at 2025-04-03 18:31:06 | Updated at 2025-04-04 13:02:48
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A Jamaican rapist cannot be deported from the UK because his criminal record is so severe it would likely prevent him from accessing witness protection in his home country, an immigration tribunal has ruled.
The man, who was jailed for nine years for rape, successfully appealed against deportation on the grounds that returning to Jamaica would put his life at risk.
The Upper Tribunal determined that his removal would breach Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects against persecution and degrading treatment.
The convicted sex attacker entered the witness protection programme in Jamaica as a teenager with his mother, who was a police informant that helped convict a gang leader of murder.
The rapist successfully appealed against deportation on the grounds that returning to Jamaica would put his life at risk
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The convicted sex attacker entered Jamaica's police protection programme as a teenager (file photo)
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The judge concluded: "It was not in dispute that there was a real risk of harm to [him] from non-state actors, namely criminal gangs."
She added that given it was "common ground" there was a real risk he wouldn't be admitted to the witness protection programme, "the appeal would fall to be allowed."
The case, disclosed in court papers, is just the latest example in a growing list of convicted foreign criminals who have seen their deportations overthrown by claiming human rights breaches.
There are currently a record 41,987 outstanding immigration appeals, largely on human rights grounds.
