Boozy Asylum-Seeker Caught Behind The Wheel - Again

An asylum-seeker, who claims he fled opression in his native Zimbabwe at the hands of Robert Mugabe, has dodged prison with a suspended sentence for his latest drink-related driving offence.

Since being allowed to remain in the UK seven years ago Joshua Tarisai Muchato, 51, of Bishops Rise, Hatfield, Hertfordshire has clocked-up eleven offences.

The engineering student, who is also employed as a plumber pleaded guilty to failing to give a breath-test to police after he was stopped at 8.30 am in his Toyota Corolla while driving through the square mile.

City of London Magistrates' Court (pictured) heard Muchato stopped at every green light he encountered as officers followed him and he was pulled over.

Police could detect the smell of alcohol on his breath and he failed a roadside breath-test, but later refused to give a sample at the station.

He claims he did not think he would be still over the limit after drinking heavily the night before and admitted to a probation officer that he was an alcoholic.

Muchato has at least one previous driving disqualification and a history of drink-related driving offences.

He was sentenced to three months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and disqualified from driving for three-and-a-half years.

He was also ordered to complete a twelve-month supervision order, 60 hours community service work and must pay £85 costs and an £80 victim surcharge.