Migrant Hotel Resident Convicted of Assaulting Teen at Holiday Park
A migrant hotel resident has been convicted of assaulting a 14-year-old girl at a holiday park in Dorset after offering her group of friends whisky, cannabis, and cocaine. Thabani Maposa, 45, encountered the children, aged between 12 and 15, at Seaview Holiday Park in Weymouth just before midnight on May 23 last year.
Disturbing Encounter with Children
Maposa initially knocked on the caravan door, claiming he was staying with his young family next door and asking the group to keep the noise down. The children, who had been permitted by their parents to drink, agreed. However, Maposa then invited himself inside the caravan without permission.
Once inside, he told the children he could provide them with alcohol or class A drugs. He asked the 14-year-old victim to join him for a demonstration, instructing the group that they should touch him on the shoulder if they wanted cannabis, or grab his waist for whisky or cocaine.
During this demonstration, Maposa put his arm around the victim, touching her shoulder and then grabbing her waist. The court heard that the girl felt "scared" and uncomfortable, describing Maposa as a tall, muscular black man who spoke English with an accent.
Intervention and Aftermath
An older boy in the caravan emerged from a separate room, told Maposa to "f***k off," threw his jacket outside, and locked the caravan door when Maposa went to retrieve it. Police were called, and Maposa was arrested but denied the assault during his interview, claiming he only entered to speak to an adult about noise and did not touch the girl.
Maposa failed to attend his court hearing and has since gone on the run. He was convicted in his absence of assault by beating, with magistrates stating the victim's evidence was "credible." A warrant has now been issued for his arrest.
Connection to Notorious Migrant Hotel
Maposa's address was listed as the Roundhouse Hotel migrant accommodation in Bournemouth, over 30 miles from the holiday park. His nationality and immigration status were not disclosed in court. The Roundhouse Hotel has gained notoriety as a hotspot for disturbances and criminal activity involving asylum seekers housed there at taxpayers' expense.
In recent years, scores of asylum seekers from the hotel have been charged with offences. This month, two Egyptian nationals, Mohammed Dawood and Alsayid Abdul-Khalik, were jailed for running a county lines drug operation from their rooms, dealing crack cocaine and heroin. Dawood was also involved in a mass brawl outside Bournemouth & Poole College in January 2024, where six people were stabbed.
Last year, two other asylum seekers from the hotel, Ibrahim Zouari and Houssine Nouira, were jailed for chasing staff with knives after a dispute over food. Bournemouth's migrant hotels have been regular targets for protests, with locals expressing concerns about safety, particularly for young women, due to the presence of lone male asylum seekers.
The case highlights ongoing issues surrounding migrant accommodation and community safety, with Maposa's conviction adding to a growing list of criminal incidents linked to the Roundhouse Hotel.
