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- Abdoela Berhan punched Cleo Lake, 20, at Bournemouth’s Cameo nightclub on December 7, 2024, breaking her nose and knocking her out.
- Earlier Abdoela Berhan was convicted of assaulting a Subway worker and damaging a police cell, missed two 2026 sentencing hearings, and has three warrants.
- Cleo Lake waited four hours for hospital care, says the attack caused lasting anxiety, and notes that the case has sparked a UK debate on asylum-system oversight.
