A conman with a string of convictions including identity fraud to steal people’s homes has finally lost a 25-year legal fight against deportation to his native Zambia.
Alick Kapikanya, now 57, has been fighting deportation since his first conviction in 1992, when he was warned he could be removed from Britain.
His crimes began with attempted fraud and theft, then he progressed into being part of a gang which stole elderly people’s identities to take ownership of their homes, remortgage them and pocket the cash.
While his crimes caused misery – with victims having to mount court fights to regain their properties - Kapikanya travelled in chauffeur-driven limousines, stayed in luxury West End hotels and gambled away £170,000 in a single night.
After challenging five deportation orders, most recently from 2016, via immigration tribunals, the criminal’s luck has now finally run out.
