A 'mentally ill asylum seeker' was allowed to roam the streets before he slashed a stranger 30 times.

Ibrahim Albashir from Sudan was refused asylum in France after spending six months at a mental hospital before he crossed the English Channel on a small boat.

While he was staying in a Home Office funded hostel in Birmingham he sexually assaulted a member of staff when she refused his offer of sex.

A complaint was made to West Midlands Police and the 34-year-old was arrested in Norfolk but then bailed and charges were dropped.

He had numerous run ins with law enforcement but was never detained even after exposing himself publicly.

Then one night outside the Original Oak pub in Leeds he pounced on a 32-year-old woman walking home alone, stabbing her in the chest and neck with a broken bottle. He then attempted to Rape the victim but was stopped by passers by.

Jail sentence of 25 years.