Migrant went shoplifting at Liberty because of the ‘tremendous stress’ of living in a taxpayer funded hotel

A migrant who stole a £1,005 jacket from Liberty told a court he was under ‘tremendous stress’ because he was living in a taxpayer funded hotel. Varlami Bobokhidze, 36, was arrested after making multiple trips to the West End to steal items from high end stores. Bobokhidze was living in the Holiday Inn, Empire Way, Wembley, which is being used to house migrants. He stole a pair of Levi shorts worth £55 from John Lewis on 17 July and a…