Sahnoun Daifallah was jailed for nine years in 2009 and was branded a ‘potentially very dangerous man’ after he was convicted of spraying a mixture of urine and faeces from a 1.5 litre container
An Algerian man infamously convicted for spreading his own urine and faeces in supermarkets was found dead in Holmfirth.
Sahnoun Daifallah received a nine-year prison sentence and was dubbed “a potentially very dangerous man” by a judge in 2009. He got arrested for using a 1.5 litre container to spray a vile mix of bodily waste in a bookshop, a pub, and two supermarkets, wrecking food and wine. The man’s two-day rampage, while he was out of work, wracked up more than £700,000 in damages.
Police uncovered heaps of his poo and wee and documented plans to disperse it across other cities when they raided Mr Daifallah’s home in Gloucester. It emerged that he harboured twisted thoughts about bioweapons geared towards public terror.
Back in 2009, Bristol Crown Court heard all about attempts to chuck Daifallah out of Blighty, but fast forward to 2017, reports suggested he was still on British soil. The judge at the crown court had called him as a serious threat to the public, noting he didn’t show an ounce of regret or admit to his ghastly actions, reports Yorkshire Live.
According to officials, the Algerian-born man was a risk to the public’s safety.
Following his arrest, he was supposed to be deported out of the UK in 2010 but wound up in immigration detention come February 2013. By 2017, The Sun reported the two judicial reviews and a costly £250,000 legal battle to deport him.
Reports say Daifallah was initially allowed to stay in Britain after gaining refugee status just two years post his 1999 arrival.
News has emerged from Field Road, Holmfirth, where Daifallah, aged 58, was discovered lifeless in his council house on February 16.
Known locally as “Sam,” he’d been a part of Field Road for about two to three years, an area known for housing the elderly, disabled folk, and families with kids.
One mum was fuming: “I think we should know who we are living by; it’s disgusting. I remember him asking me personal questions and he once threatened to kick my dog.”
She didn’t hold back her frustration, questioning: “Why did they let him stop [in the UK]? It’s frightening and scary.”
Another local was just as shaken up: “Why did they put him here? Don’t they vet people?”.
The sad affair took a serious turn with an inquest kicking off at Bradford coroner’s court this Monday morning. The chilling discovery, made in the bathroom, revealed Mr Daifallah hanged himself.
The inquiry has been put on pause by assistant coroner Crispin Oliver.
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