* Richard Wallace, whose parents came to Britain as part of the Windrush generation in the 1950s, was born in Paddington in London in 1969. In 1998 he was convicted of murdering a man working at a takeaway in south London.
* After serving his sentence he was incorrectly classed as Jamaican, in what Wallace believes was a case of mistaken identity, and deported to the Caribbean island in 2015.
* He returned to the UK on his British passport in 2018. But on his return he was accused of using his own passport fraudulently and was jailed for two years. He was released in October 2020 after DNA tests with other British members of his family proved him to be a match with them.
* Wallace spent his early years in the UK with his father, a carpenter and religious minister, and his mother, an NHS nurse. They then moved to Jamaica with his family. He returned to the UK with his British passport at the age of 18 to continue his education. When he was convicted of murder,
a tariff of 20 years was set by the home secretary.
* It was later reduced by a year by a judge who said Wallace had made “exceptional” progress in prison. Along with many educational qualifications including an Open University degree he also worked as a peer tutor, intervened to prevent another prisoner from taking his own life and did charity work.
* *“I took responsibility for the crime I committed. It was a tragedy and the most horrible time of my life. I decided I wanted to spend my time in prison purposefully”* Wallace said.
* But he told the Guardian he believed he ended up being wrongly deported to Jamaica because officials confused him with somebody else. The Home Office declined to comment on this claim.
* *“I told them dozens of times that I was Richard Wallace, a British citizen. But they didn’t listen to me”* he said.
* Wallace says he struggled to survive in Jamaica. He managed to make a living by cooking food in a shop and for much of his time in Jamaica slept rough on the floor of the shop. Wallace is trying to rebuild his life in the UK and has set up a catering business specialising in north African and Caribbean food called Richphire Etrez. He also mentors young people at risk of getting involved with knife crime in south London.
Absolutely ridiculous. Man born in Britain, sent to prison at a young age (rightly) but turns his life around, becoming a mentor and earning a degree. Gets deported because…? Returns to the UK and imprisoned because the government think he has fraudulently returned.
This is a shambles and should get a full apology from the UK government for derailing his life for years.
He was kidnapped by the state and denied his rights as a citizen. The same is happening with that ISIS woman.
The ‘hostile environment’ did this to many black Brits and it’s another stain on our history.
For further reading I really recommend ‘The Windrush Betrayal’ by Amelia Gentleman.
He shot a takeaway cook twice in a robbery. He changed his name while in prison.
The guy is scum. A murderer. He should have been executed back in 1998.
Nice little plug for his catering business in there.
No mention of his victim’s name, or details of his crime. Nice that he’s made “exceptional progress,” but his victim will never have the opportunity to do that.
Oh no oh no this man who murdered someone in a takeaway for the fuck of it has had his life *completely turned upside down* our justice system has failed him oh no oh no
Not a major loss then if he’s a convicted murderer?
So much sympathy for the convicted murderer. Just look at his sad eyes! Not even a passing mention of the man who’s life was brutally cut short by him. Solid work from the Guardian again.
>He returned to the UK on his British passport in 2018. But on his return he was accused of using his own passport fraudulently and was jailed for two years. He was released in October 2020 after DNA tests with other British members of his family proved him to be a match with them.
Jfc. Just goes to show if you have even a hint of foreign ancestry you are officially a second class citizen now. Disgraceful this can happen in our country.
There’s more nuances than guardian reports.
Including name change and multiple murders.
I’m glad for the decision.
Plot twist: turns out Braverman is heavily financially invested in a human rights law firm and it’s a massive Machiavellian scam.
Still a murderer. Not sure why we’re that worried. Don’t see anyone worrying about the rights of the person that ceased to exist because of this lovely individual
No sympathy or empathy for murderers, 1 less criminal in the UK sounds good to me
This sort of thing is a great litmus test for the biases of people. The mans conviction is of the least import to the points being raises.
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* Richard Wallace, whose parents came to Britain as part of the Windrush generation in the 1950s, was born in Paddington in London in 1969. In 1998 he was convicted of murdering a man working at a takeaway in south London.
* After serving his sentence he was incorrectly classed as Jamaican, in what Wallace believes was a case of mistaken identity, and deported to the Caribbean island in 2015.
* He returned to the UK on his British passport in 2018. But on his return he was accused of using his own passport fraudulently and was jailed for two years. He was released in October 2020 after DNA tests with other British members of his family proved him to be a match with them.
* Wallace spent his early years in the UK with his father, a carpenter and religious minister, and his mother, an NHS nurse. They then moved to Jamaica with his family. He returned to the UK with his British passport at the age of 18 to continue his education. When he was convicted of murder,
a tariff of 20 years was set by the home secretary.
* It was later reduced by a year by a judge who said Wallace had made “exceptional” progress in prison. Along with many educational qualifications including an Open University degree he also worked as a peer tutor, intervened to prevent another prisoner from taking his own life and did charity work.
* *“I took responsibility for the crime I committed. It was a tragedy and the most horrible time of my life. I decided I wanted to spend my time in prison purposefully”* Wallace said.
* But he told the Guardian he believed he ended up being wrongly deported to Jamaica because officials confused him with somebody else. The Home Office declined to comment on this claim.
* *“I told them dozens of times that I was Richard Wallace, a British citizen. But they didn’t listen to me”* he said.
* Wallace says he struggled to survive in Jamaica. He managed to make a living by cooking food in a shop and for much of his time in Jamaica slept rough on the floor of the shop. Wallace is trying to rebuild his life in the UK and has set up a catering business specialising in north African and Caribbean food called Richphire Etrez. He also mentors young people at risk of getting involved with knife crime in south London.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/19/richard-wallace-british-man-deported-to-jamaica-launches-action-against-home-office
Absolutely ridiculous. Man born in Britain, sent to prison at a young age (rightly) but turns his life around, becoming a mentor and earning a degree. Gets deported because…? Returns to the UK and imprisoned because the government think he has fraudulently returned.
This is a shambles and should get a full apology from the UK government for derailing his life for years.
He was kidnapped by the state and denied his rights as a citizen. The same is happening with that ISIS woman.
The ‘hostile environment’ did this to many black Brits and it’s another stain on our history.
For further reading I really recommend ‘The Windrush Betrayal’ by Amelia Gentleman.
Seems more to this than the Guardian reports.
https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20110218200720/http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/144_14698.htm
He shot a takeaway cook twice in a robbery. He changed his name while in prison.
The guy is scum. A murderer. He should have been executed back in 1998.
Nice little plug for his catering business in there.
No mention of his victim’s name, or details of his crime. Nice that he’s made “exceptional progress,” but his victim will never have the opportunity to do that.
Oh no oh no this man who murdered someone in a takeaway for the fuck of it has had his life *completely turned upside down* our justice system has failed him oh no oh no
Not a major loss then if he’s a convicted murderer?
So much sympathy for the convicted murderer. Just look at his sad eyes! Not even a passing mention of the man who’s life was brutally cut short by him. Solid work from the Guardian again.
>He returned to the UK on his British passport in 2018. But on his return he was accused of using his own passport fraudulently and was jailed for two years. He was released in October 2020 after DNA tests with other British members of his family proved him to be a match with them.
Jfc. Just goes to show if you have even a hint of foreign ancestry you are officially a second class citizen now. Disgraceful this can happen in our country.
There’s more nuances than guardian reports.
Including name change and multiple murders.
I’m glad for the decision.
Plot twist: turns out Braverman is heavily financially invested in a human rights law firm and it’s a massive Machiavellian scam.
Still a murderer. Not sure why we’re that worried. Don’t see anyone worrying about the rights of the person that ceased to exist because of this lovely individual
No sympathy or empathy for murderers, 1 less criminal in the UK sounds good to me
This sort of thing is a great litmus test for the biases of people. The mans conviction is of the least import to the points being raises.
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You show yourselves up.