British host claims Homes for Ukraine refugee ‘tried to rape him’ in his bedroom – but says ‘police took no DNA’ and released suspect without charge to be re-homed.
Host said he woke up in his bed to his alleged attacker sexually assaulting him. He is disappointed as police did not probe further despite him having bruises.
West Midlands Police said it supported the Brit but did not find enough evidence.
The host, 34, based in Birmingham, says he is furious after police failed to examine his injuries, despite telling them he had bruising on his buttocks, arms and legs following the alleged attack at his home in August this year.
West Midlands Police decided there was insufficient evidence after taking statements from both men, and ‘did not even try’ to collect DNA evidence, the host’s shocked partner claimed.
The authorities initially refused to reveal where the refugee was relocated to and if his new hosts would be warned of the complaint made against him, raising fears of a repeat assault on another unsuspecting host.
However the council source that it made the decision to not re-house the refugee via the Homes 4 Ukraine scheme, adding that it was ‘sorry’ for the ‘distress’ caused.
It did not reveal where the refugee had been put up, but added: ‘If the person concerned presents as homeless, we will seek to find them accommodation as we would anyone else in line with our allocation policy.’
