Manchester hero faces deportation
Withington
A man who helped save the lives of two children from a house fire which killed their mum and dad in Withington is now facing deportation.
Robert Chilowa caught the youngsters when they jumped out of the window from the property on Parsonage Road last month.
He's now being told by the Home Office he must return to Zimbabwe despite living in the UK for more than 15 years.
Almost 1500 people have signed a petition against it.
It's calling on Home Secretary Amber Rudd to Save Robert Chilowa from Deportation.
It reads:
"Robert Chilowa has been in the U.K. since 2001 from Zimbabwe, but he is facing deportation from a country he now calls home. In February 2017 he saved lives of children from a burning house in Withington, Manchester. It is through his bravery and the will to help others that he sacrificed his own life to help lives from a burning house. One of the Home Office requirements for being granted a status is good character, this act of bravery is good character especially in today's world whereby he could have chosen to be a bystander and take pictures from afar. Please sign this petition to help Robert Chilowa to stay in this country and make the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd consider her decision . Robert did not commit any crime but saved lives, he deserves recognition not psychological persecution from the Home Office. Let's save this gentle giant."
To sign the petition go to: https://www.change.org/p/amber-rudd-mp-save-robert-chilowa-from-deportation