An asylum seeker who broke into a bedroom in Cardiff, Wales, where three sisters were sleeping has been jailed for six years, with a judge finding that he intended to rape at least one of the girls.
Mohammed Abbas, a boat migrant who claims to be Palestinian, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday by Judge Lucy Crowther to six years in custody and a three-year extended license, Wales Online reported, citing the Press Association. Crowther imposed the extended license because of the “real and imminent” risk he poses to women and girls. She said: “I’m satisfied you intended to rape at least one of these girls.”
He pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court in September to burglary, trespass on a premises with intent to commit a sexual offense, and two counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, the Telegraph reported on October 8.
“Three females, including two children, woke to find Abbas standing in their bedroom doorway and he began masturbating,” South Wales Police noted in a statement, adding: “Stranger incidents such as these are extremely unusual in Cardiff but in Abbas we had a dangerous individual.”
Prior Offending.
The offenses were committed around 2 AM on July 30, 16 days after he received a 12-month community order for assaulting a police constable and battery. The earlier case was heard at Coventry Magistrates’ Court in England. The court heard that Abbas exposed himself, repeatedly asked for sex, and tried to climb a bunk. He also stole AirPods and their father’s jacket.
Abbas, who claims to be Palestinian, has an asylum application that has been received but not determined. He arrived in the United Kingdom in March 2026 and was living in taxpayer-funded accommodation in Cardiff on a £30 weekly allowance. The Telegraph reported that he arrived on a dinghy from France.
