Failed asylum seeker Karime Boudinaas has been stealing bags in the UK for 16 years

A failed asylum seeker swiped luggage from airline passengers in an £8,000 crime spree, a court heard. Algerian Karime Boudina, 37, who has been in the UK for 16 years helped himself to suitcases and rucksacks from travellers outside Heathrow Airport. Boudina has an appalling criminal record and was convicted of robbing a ‘high value watch’ from a victim in Westminster in 2023. He appeared at Southwark Crown Court wearing a grey prison-issue jumper, speaking only to confirm that he…

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