LONDON — London’s Metropolitan Police Service has opened an investigation into four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah’s revealed that he was trafficked to the U.Okay. as a baby.
The inquiry comes after Farah, 39, stated in a documentary that a girl he didn’t know introduced him to the U.Okay. when he was about 8 years previous and compelled him to take care of her kids. He stated he wasn’t allowed to go to highschool till he was 12.
Within the documentary, produced by the BBC and Crimson Bull Studios, Farah stated his actual title is Hussein Abdi Kahin. He stated he was delivered to Britain utilizing pretend journey paperwork that included his image alongside the title Mohammed Farah, the title below which he gained 4 Olympic gold medals and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
“We're conscious of studies within the media regarding Sir Mo Farah. No studies have been made to the MPS at the moment,” the police division stated in an announcement. “Specialist officers have opened an investigation and are at present assessing the accessible data.”
Farah beforehand stated he moved to Britain together with his mother and father as a refugee from Somalia. However within the documentary, he stated his mother and father by no means got here to the U.Okay.
His father was killed by gunfire throughout unrest in Somalia when Farah was 4, in keeping with the movie. His mom and two brothers stay on the household farm in Somaliland, a breakaway area of Somalia that's not internationally acknowledged.
Farah stated within the documentary that bodily training trainer Alan Watkinson helped him acquire U.Okay. citizenship below the title Mohamed Farah.
The British authorities has stated it gained’t take motion in opposition to Farah for any potential violation of immigration legal guidelines.
Farah stated he was proud to have represented Britain as an athlete however that his “proudest achievement will all the time be being a husband and father to my wonderful household.”
“I did this documentary for them, so they may perceive extra concerning the experiences that led us to changing into the household we're immediately,” he stated in a social media submit. “Not each youngster may have the simplest begin in life, however that doesn’t imply they will’t go on to attain their desires.”
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