Mohammed Sharwarq fled the Syrian civil war and ‘came into the UK by boat’ For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A man who assaulted four people while a resident at an asylum hotel wants to return to Syria , a court has heard.