Iraqi 'teenager' faces UK eviction
- 12 years ago
An Iraqi refugee is preparing to be evicted from the children's home where he has lived in Britain for the past 12 months.
Rabar Hamad may now face deportation because the authorities claim he is older than he says he is.
When he arrived in the UK hidden in the wheel arch of a lorry in 2008, Rabar told officials he was 14.
However, two separate social workers have now assessed him and ruled that he is a 20-year-old man.
Tania Page reports from Wigan in northern England.
Rabar Hamad may now face deportation because the authorities claim he is older than he says he is.
When he arrived in the UK hidden in the wheel arch of a lorry in 2008, Rabar told officials he was 14.
However, two separate social workers have now assessed him and ruled that he is a 20-year-old man.
Tania Page reports from Wigan in northern England.