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Sudanese migrant who attacked two train guards, threatening he would 'teach them a lesson' after jumping a station barrier has been spared jail.
Karam Abdulkarim-Mohamed, 30, called the guards 'motherf******' after they stopped him at Reading railway station in January. He punched one man twice in the head and spat at the other.
Months later, Abdulkarim-Mohamed – who left 'very big problems' in Sudan and now lives at Bournemouth's controversial Roundhouse Hotel – attacked a woman during a separate incident in the seaside town.
After being set upon by a group of teenagers, he pulled out a pocket knife and waved it at them, then lashed out at three strangers who tried to intervene, striking one woman on the arm.
He was arrested for assault, carrying a knife and carrying cocaine.
Abdulkarim-Mohamed, whose legal status remains unclear, appeared at Poole Magistrates' Court for sentencing wearing a pair of Nike Air Jordan 4 trainers, which usually retail at £300.
He walked out of court, having been given a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay compensation to his victims.
Magistrates heard he left his native Sudan in 2019 and first moved to France and then Germany before arriving in the UK in 2021. He has two brothers who are also in Britain.
Karam Abdulkarim-Mohamed, 30, outside Poole Magistrates Court
Karam Abdulkarim-Mohamed, 30, called the guards 'motherf******' after they stopped him at Reading railway station in January
He had been studying at a college in London for a period but has been staying at the Roundhouse Hotel, taken over by the Home Office in Bournemouth, for about nine months, and doesn't receive any income from the state.
The 102-room site, run by the Home Office to house asylum seekers, has been the focus of repeated protests by anti-immigration campaigners as it is one of three hotels in the resort run for the exclusive use of asylum seekers.
Prosecutor Charles Nightingale said the defendant first tried to jump the barriers at Reading station on January 29 this year at 9.30pm before returning 30 minutes later and forcing his way through.
He said: 'He tries to jump the barrier and is stopped. He leaves, and 30 minutes later comes back and barges through the barrier and is chased by two members of security.
'He said "you can't stop me you motherf.....s" and "you don't know who I am" and "I will teach you a lesson".
'He punched [one of the guards] to the side of the face twice, and [the second guard] was spat on.'
Six months later, he clashed with two teenagers he knew in Bournemouth town centre after hugging one man’s girlfriend.
The group turned on him, and Abdulkarim-Mohamed responded by drawing a knife.
Mr Nightingale said: 'He draws a small knife and uses it. It may have been in self-defence, but he shouldn't have had it in the first place.'
He then lashed out at strangers who tried to intervene and struck a woman on the arm.
The court heard he may have been suffering from a concussion when he then lashed out at the members of the public.
His probation officer told the court that sending him to prison would have an impact on his mental health.
Mail on Sunday investigations revealed that 46 criminal charges had been brought against migrants at the Roundhouse Hotel (above)
Anti-immigration campaigners holding the Union and St George's flags outside the hotel
Defence lawyer James Moore said his client had no money to pay a fine, had never been in trouble before, and was remorseful. He described the knife as a small blade used to cut nails.
Abdulkarim-Mohamed admitted assaulting the two guards, assaulting the woman, possessing an offensive weapon, and possessing class A and B drugs.
He was given a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay £120 compensation to his victims.
As previously revealed by The Mail On Sunday, 116 charges – mainly of alleged assault – have been brought against 51 migrants living across the town's three seafront hotels.
Some 46 criminal charges have been brought against asylum seekers at the Roundhouse Hotel, 45 at the neighbouring Britannia and 25 at the Chine Hotel in Boscombe Spa Road.
Karam Abdulkarim-Mohamed, 30, called the guards 'motherf******' after they stopped him at Reading railway station in January. He punched one man twice in the head and spat at the other.
Months later, Abdulkarim-Mohamed – who left 'very big problems' in Sudan and now lives at Bournemouth's controversial Roundhouse Hotel – attacked a woman during a separate incident in the seaside town.
After being set upon by a group of teenagers, he pulled out a pocket knife and waved it at them, then lashed out at three strangers who tried to intervene, striking one woman on the arm.
He was arrested for assault, carrying a knife and carrying cocaine.
Abdulkarim-Mohamed, whose legal status remains unclear, appeared at Poole Magistrates' Court for sentencing wearing a pair of Nike Air Jordan 4 trainers, which usually retail at £300.
He walked out of court, having been given a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay compensation to his victims.
Magistrates heard he left his native Sudan in 2019 and first moved to France and then Germany before arriving in the UK in 2021. He has two brothers who are also in Britain.
Karam Abdulkarim-Mohamed, 30, outside Poole Magistrates Court
Karam Abdulkarim-Mohamed, 30, called the guards 'motherf******' after they stopped him at Reading railway station in January
He had been studying at a college in London for a period but has been staying at the Roundhouse Hotel, taken over by the Home Office in Bournemouth, for about nine months, and doesn't receive any income from the state.
The 102-room site, run by the Home Office to house asylum seekers, has been the focus of repeated protests by anti-immigration campaigners as it is one of three hotels in the resort run for the exclusive use of asylum seekers.
Prosecutor Charles Nightingale said the defendant first tried to jump the barriers at Reading station on January 29 this year at 9.30pm before returning 30 minutes later and forcing his way through.
He said: 'He tries to jump the barrier and is stopped. He leaves, and 30 minutes later comes back and barges through the barrier and is chased by two members of security.
'He said "you can't stop me you motherf.....s" and "you don't know who I am" and "I will teach you a lesson".
'He punched [one of the guards] to the side of the face twice, and [the second guard] was spat on.'
Six months later, he clashed with two teenagers he knew in Bournemouth town centre after hugging one man’s girlfriend.
The group turned on him, and Abdulkarim-Mohamed responded by drawing a knife.
Mr Nightingale said: 'He draws a small knife and uses it. It may have been in self-defence, but he shouldn't have had it in the first place.'
He then lashed out at strangers who tried to intervene and struck a woman on the arm.
The court heard he may have been suffering from a concussion when he then lashed out at the members of the public.
His probation officer told the court that sending him to prison would have an impact on his mental health.
Mail on Sunday investigations revealed that 46 criminal charges had been brought against migrants at the Roundhouse Hotel (above)
Anti-immigration campaigners holding the Union and St George's flags outside the hotel
Defence lawyer James Moore said his client had no money to pay a fine, had never been in trouble before, and was remorseful. He described the knife as a small blade used to cut nails.
Abdulkarim-Mohamed admitted assaulting the two guards, assaulting the woman, possessing an offensive weapon, and possessing class A and B drugs.
He was given a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay £120 compensation to his victims.
As previously revealed by The Mail On Sunday, 116 charges – mainly of alleged assault – have been brought against 51 migrants living across the town's three seafront hotels.
Some 46 criminal charges have been brought against asylum seekers at the Roundhouse Hotel, 45 at the neighbouring Britannia and 25 at the Chine Hotel in Boscombe Spa Road.
