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Second home owner surprised to find asylum seeker cooking food in his kitchen
Saidahmed-Hamid Ghalem admitted to damaging property and trespassing after living in a Cornwall second home for several days, with compensation and a restraining order imposed.
- At Truro Magistrates' Court, Saidahmed-Hamid Ghalem, 28, pleaded guilty to criminal damage and trespass related to a St Ives property at Skidden Gardens, Skidden Hill.
- Zach Crompton, holiday‑home owner, found Ghalem cooking in the kitchen and the court heard he was homeless, admitting to living there for four or five days.
- Police arrested Ghalem after Mr Crompton spotted him running and found six damaged window panes, seen as an attempted re-entry, plus damage to a rug.
- The court ordered £1,000 compensation and imposed a restraining order banning him from entering Skidden Hill until October 21, 2026, with repayments set as £40 monthly instalments starting next month and 28 days to begin payments.
- Ghalem, who has 11 previous convictions for 21 offences, told the court he could pay once the Home Office issued a Mastercard credit card and work permit.
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