AN asylum seeker allowed to stay in Britain has an “appalling” criminal record, a court heard.
Ashley Maparura’s 68 convictions came when he was arrested for gun possession.
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Maparura’s latest court appearance came just two months after the 34-year-old Zimbabwean was granted permission to remain in the country.
Since arriving in the UK in 2017, he has been arrested for shoplifting, possession of cannabis, attacking a driver with a hammer, colliding with a police car and smuggling drugs into a detention centre.
Northampton Crown Court heard he was seen on CCTV in February lurking behind shops in Corby, Northants, with a hammer in the early hours.
Maparura, a father of three, from Northampton, admitted possessing an offensive weapon and was jailed for 16 months.
Judge Rupert Mayo said: “I am pleased that you have been allowed to remain in this country but . . . this is a terrible catalog of serious convictions.”
The rules state that anyone convicted of a serious crime resulting in a prison sentence of 12 months or more, and who is considered a danger to the UK, may be refused asylum.
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