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Threat of deportation of 92-year-old Myrtle Cothill is lifted | Threat of deportation of 92-year-old Myrtle Cothill is lifted |
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A 92-year-old woman facing deportation has been given permission to stay in the UK. | A 92-year-old woman facing deportation has been given permission to stay in the UK. |
More than 150,000 people signed a petition supporting Myrtle Cothill, from South Africa, who had been ordered to fly home by the Home Office. | More than 150,000 people signed a petition supporting Myrtle Cothill, from South Africa, who had been ordered to fly home by the Home Office. |
Mrs Cothill has been cared for by her daughter in Dorset since coming to the UK in 2014. | Mrs Cothill has been cared for by her daughter in Dorset since coming to the UK in 2014. |
The government has granted limited leave to remain due to "compassionate and exceptional circumstances". | The government has granted limited leave to remain due to "compassionate and exceptional circumstances". |
The widow, who came to the UK on a tourist visa, has heart problems, is losing her eyesight and cannot walk unaided. | The widow, who came to the UK on a tourist visa, has heart problems, is losing her eyesight and cannot walk unaided. |
She sold her house in South Africa, so she could live with her daughter Mary Willis in Poole, but did not apply for UK residency. | |
Mrs Cothill had been ordered to take a flight back to Johannesburg on 23 February after her case was heard by immigration tribunals, but the Home Office halted proceedings pending a medical report. | Mrs Cothill had been ordered to take a flight back to Johannesburg on 23 February after her case was heard by immigration tribunals, but the Home Office halted proceedings pending a medical report. |
The second of her immigration tribunals had earlier concluded it was "implicit" Mrs Cothill entered the UK as a visitor "by deception" because, among other things, she disposed of her property in South Africa before leaving the country. | The second of her immigration tribunals had earlier concluded it was "implicit" Mrs Cothill entered the UK as a visitor "by deception" because, among other things, she disposed of her property in South Africa before leaving the country. |
'Really horrendous' | 'Really horrendous' |
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said Mrs Cothill's family had since provided further evidence about her health and fitness to travel. | Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said Mrs Cothill's family had since provided further evidence about her health and fitness to travel. |
He said: "I asked that this evidence be carefully considered as a fresh application under the rules. | He said: "I asked that this evidence be carefully considered as a fresh application under the rules. |
"In the light of this assessment, I have decided that Mrs Cothill should be granted limited leave to remain in the UK with her family given the compassionate and exceptional circumstances of this case." | "In the light of this assessment, I have decided that Mrs Cothill should be granted limited leave to remain in the UK with her family given the compassionate and exceptional circumstances of this case." |
The decision was made on the basis that Mrs Cothill will have no recourse to public funds, including the NHS. | The decision was made on the basis that Mrs Cothill will have no recourse to public funds, including the NHS. |
Mrs Cothill said the decision was "too wonderful". | Mrs Cothill said the decision was "too wonderful". |
She said: "I feel like a weight has been lifted off me, I want to thank everyone who has supported me. Last month has been really horrendous." | She said: "I feel like a weight has been lifted off me, I want to thank everyone who has supported me. Last month has been really horrendous." |
The medical report concluded there was a "considerable (and heightened) risk of mortality" within three months if Mrs Cothill returned to South Africa. | The medical report concluded there was a "considerable (and heightened) risk of mortality" within three months if Mrs Cothill returned to South Africa. |
Her daughter Mary said it was the "best Mother's Day present we could have hoped for". | Her daughter Mary said it was the "best Mother's Day present we could have hoped for". |
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