Hairy asylum seeker with deep voice is a child, tribunal rules

Hairy Sudanese asylum seeker with deep voice is 'a child', tribunal rules

An immigration tribunal has ruled that a Sudanese asylum seeker with hairy legs and arms and a deep voice is a child, overturning assessments by the Home Office and a council that he was in his mid-20s

Hairy asylum seeker with deep voice is a child, tribunal rules

Home Office assessment overturned after judge stresses ‘importance of not over-emphasising physical characteristics’