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Evening Standard
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Sami Quadri

Migrant in taxpayer-funded London hotel accused of strangling 20-year-old woman

Police officers observe two groups of protesters outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in central London - (PA Wire)

Police are investigating two separate alleged attacks on women involving migrants living in taxpayer-funded hotels in England.

In London, a 26-year-old asylum seeker staying at the Thistle City Barbican hotel was arrested on suspicion of strangling a 20-year-old woman and later threatening her in the street. The alleged assault took place in March, but the man remains free while the investigation continues, according to the Mail on Sunday.

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