Asylum seekers caught shoplifting designer items whilst claims processed by Home Office

The brace were recovered with ligament cutters and a database of desired items (Image: Getty)

Two asylum seekers who were waiting for their claims to beryllium processed by the Home Office person been caught shoplifting luxury goods.

Frans Epentrius, 29, and Tobias Iileka, 33, were spotted by unit successful John Lewis, Bluewater connected December 23 arsenic they attempted to marque disconnected with decorator items.

Staff noticed the brace acting suspiciously arsenic Epentrius attempted to disguise a £550 Coach container successful a brownish insubstantial bag, which the brace attempted to discard arsenic unit swooped to detain them.

Prosecutor Lauren Kenny told Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court: “They refused to hold for the constabulary and they some ran disconnected but were subsequently caught and taken to North Kent constabulary station,” Kent Online reports.

Iileka, who was recovered successful possession of a brace of ligament cutters, admitted shoplifting different items from John Lewis during an earlier visit, which helium said had been done to bargain nutrient and clothes.

The brace were some successful the process of applying for permission to stay successful the UK (Image: Getty)

The tribunal heard however Iileka, from Crawley, was fixed a database of desirable items to bargain which included decorator goods including handbags, sunglasses and perfumes.

He was charged with stealing items worthy £1,356 from the Bluewater's John Lewis outlet connected December 4.

He was fixed an further complaint of going equipped for theft by carrying ligament cutters during the foiled shoplifting effort connected December 23.

His accomplice Epentrius from St Leonards, East Sussex, was charged with attempted shoplifting that took spot connected December 23.

The tribunal was told that helium had 2 convictions for 7 previous, unrelated offences.

Simon Patrick Pettican, representing Epentrius, told the tribunal however his client’s household were successful Africa and were waiting for the result of his asylum application.

He told the court: “He is an asylum seeker astatine the infinitesimal and his assertion is presently being processed. He has an excess intoxicant (conviction) connected record and he's not moving astatine the moment.

“He was getting currency from the Salvation Army but that has stopped and the person helium lives with is supporting him now.

"It was a changeable astatine getting immoderate wealth (the thieving) and helium has £419 outstanding connected his fine's relationship and that was for bid evasion (not paying for the fare),” reported Kent Online

Epentrius was fixed a 12-month assemblage order, with a request to implicit 60 hours of unpaid work.

Iileka was enactment connected a high-level assemblage bid for 18 months for his 2 offences and ordered him to transportation retired 180 hours of unpaid work.

Iileka was not ordered to wage compensation for the items stolen connected December 4, due to the fact that of his deficiency of means.