A WOMAN tried to force her way into a migrant hotel with a meat cleaver after finding an asylum seeker in her blind mum’s flat, a court heard.
Channay Augustus was allegedly part of a group of around 20 people who tried to storm the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, East London, on Wednesday.
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The trouble erupted when she discovered a migrant inside her mum’s flat a five-minute walk away, Thames Magistrates’ Court was told.
Augustus, 22, allegedly chased the man away before heading to the hotel at 6pm where she confronted a security guard.
She returned a short time later with a meat cleaver and started banging it on a metal barrier outside the hotel, the court heard.
Augustus then allegedly shouted: “F***ing asylum seekers”.
The migrant who entered her flat has been arrested on suspicion of assault, the Metropolitan Police said.
The court was told Augustus will likely plead not guilty to possession of an offensive weapon, affray, assault on an emergency worker and common assault.
She pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis during today’s hearing.
Augustus was remanded into custody to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on December 12.
The alleged violence was sparked on Wednesday when footage circulated of a man being told to “go back to the hotel”.
He was later detained by members of the public nearby after it emerged he had entered the woman’s home.
The Britannia Hotel has been the subject of recent protests after it was used for migrants arriving into Britain.
It was closed to paying customers and converted into taxpayer-funded “surge” accommodation for illegal arrivals in the UK.
Yesterday, a coach load of asylum seekers were seen running into the four-star establishment under the cover of darkness.
The Sun previously reported how mattresses, drinks and bed frames were shipped into hote, which branded itself as the “perfect” place for tourists to spend a weekend.
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