Illegal immigrant told he faced deportation back on streets to rape woman in Newport
- Radiet Meles, a 35-year-old Eritrean national and former soldier, was convicted of attempted rape in 2019 for assaulting a heavily intoxicated woman at a party in Newport.
- After serving a five-year sentence, Meles was expected to face deportation but was not deported or monitored and returned to Newport.
- In 2026, Meles was convicted of raping another woman following a five-day trial at Cardiff Crown Court.
- A judge had indicated Meles would likely face deportation after sentencing, but this did not happen, and Meles remains in the UK despite his convictions.
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Eritrean migrant raped woman after avoiding deportation for previous sexual assault
An Eritrean migrant who entered Britain illegally has been convicted of raping a woman after authorities failed to deport him from the country following an earlier sexual offence.Radiet Meles, 35, who is a former Eritrean soldier, was found guilty by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court after a five-day trial.Despite serving a five-year prison sentence for the attempted rape of an unconscious woman at a house party in Newport, South Wales, Meles was ne…
He came to Britain illegally, tried to rape an almost unconscious woman, and ended up in prison for five years. Even the judge expected deportation and a deportation order. But Eritrean radiet Meles was allowed to stay in the country and return to Newport. Now the 35-year-old was found guilty for the rape of another woman.
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