Valentine Harverye, a Zimbabwean national, was jailed for five and a half
years for grievous bodily harm after he “mutilated” and “humiliated” his 34
year-old victim, whom he scarred for life.
The Home Office tried to deport him under rules which say that any foreigner
jailed for more than 12 months should be subject to automatic deportation but
the 22 year-old brought a human rights appeal, and won. Immigration judges ruled that Harverye could face “ill-treatment” if he was sent back to Zimbabwe, which would breach Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Telegraph.
