Orphaned son of asylum-seeker told he can stay in Britain permanently
Giorgi Kakava, who has been granted leave to remain in the UK, just months after the death of his mother
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THE orphaned son of an asylum-seeker who has lived under threat of deportation for 10 years has been told that he can stay in Britain permanently.
Giorgi Kakava was just three when he fled to Scotland from Georgia with his mother Sopio, who died in 2018.
The 13-year-old has now been granted indefinite leave to remain.
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