The web of lies spun by the Poppy Day bomber were exposed by an immigration official just days after he arrived in the UK on a fake Jordanian passport, documents have today revealed.
Emad Al Swealmeen, an asylum seeker who had converted to Christianity, reportedly arrived in the UK from the Middle East in 2014 and had an application for asylum rejected the following year, but had a fresh appeal ongoing at the time of his death.
Damning new information revealed today that the failed asylum seeker, then 25, had told immigration officials he used a falsified visa and passport during a screening interview just days after arriving in Britain.
He died when he detonated an explosive device in the back of a taxi outside the Liverpool Women's Hospital just before 11am on November 14. Taxi driver David Perry managed to escape with injuries.
It is believed Al Swealmeen had intended to attack veterans and mourners outside the same Liverpool Cathedral where he converted to Christianity in 2017.
A Home Office spokesperson told MailOnline they were 'urgently' investigating the leak of 'sensitive documents relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation'.
It was also revealed today that the extended family of Al Swealmeen wished he had survived the attack so that he could have been executed for his actions.
Emad Al Swealmeen, an asylum seeker who had converted to Christianity, reportedly arrived in the UK from the Middle East in 2014 and had an application for asylum rejected the following year, but had a fresh appeal ongoing at the time of his death
A 35-page Home Office dossier, obtained by The Sun, shows Al Swealmeen's ability to weave an elaborate web of lies that he used to fool immigration officers, resulting in him being able to remain in Britain for seven years after his application was foiled.
Claiming he was from war-torn Syria in a bid to gain the right to live in the UK, the fanatic cited 'psychological problems' and told officers he would be killed if he was not granted refugee status.
Suspicious border force staff grilled him on everything from his time spent with family in Syria, his journey to the UK and the Jordanian passport before forcing a confession out of the manipulative liar.
Investigators eventually issued Al Swealmeen with a formal warning, telling him he had 'lied and used deception to enter the UK'.
His formal asylum bid was rejected a year later, and he was refused the right to
