Wanted cagefighter allowed into Britain

A CAGEFIGHTER from Romania who tried to kill a man with an axe was allowed back into Britain despite being wanted for an outstanding prison sentence in his home country.

- BY LEE SORRELL

Romanian Ionut Nastuiuc celebrates winning an MMA fight

Ionut Nastiuc, 35, arrived at Luton airport last June and was stripped of his EU settlement scheme status.

But he was still granted entry by immigration officials and allowed to appeal the ruling.

This was despite being wanted in Romania to serve a five-year jail term for attempted murder and other violent offences.

The father of one previously arrived here in 2015 but was extradited eight years later to face a sentence for arson and threats of violence.

Nastiuc has no legal right to live in Britain after the Home Office stripped him of his EU settlement rights. It is understood he failed to declare his criminal convictions to the authorities on his arrival on June 6 last year.

His lawyers are contesting his extradition to serve his outstanding five-year jail term in Romania. He was granted bail by a judge at Westminster magistrates court while this continues.

Last night the Home Office was facing questions on why a dangerous criminal was allowed back