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Asylum Seeker Jailed for 16 Months Over Exposure and Assaults

The judge blamed alcohol misuse alongside a pattern of repeat assaults.

Overview

  • Sukirthan Thangrasha, 38, was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court for offences committed in 2025 at an asylum hotel in Southampton.
  • A jury convicted him of exposure after he dropped his trousers and underpants at the Highfield House Hotel reception.
  • He earlier admitted assaulting two hotel staff members and using abusive or threatening language toward a girl near Kingston Cemetery in Portsmouth.
  • Judge William Ashworth said his crimes stemmed from heavy drinking and repeat offending, noting a prior ten‑month sentence for threatening to kill hotel staff.
  • Prosecutors dropped an illegal‑entry allegation, and the defence said the Home Office may still review his immigration status.