custodial

"I thought 'right, I will go to the police'. He was charged and it was a relief. He was sent to jail. He got a custodial sentence. Justice has been done."

Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order must be made when a foreign national has been convicted of an offence and received a custodial sentence of at least 12 months.

Kebatu was warned he faced an "immediate custodial sentence" when he returned to court on 23 September.

The judge, Recorder Simon Stirling, told Xu: "You have pleaded guilty to a large number of offences for which the inevitable outcome is a lengthy custodial sentence."

It comes after a recent review of sentencing policy recommended fewer custodial sentences for less serious offences as a way of dealing with overcrowding in prisons.