An asylum seeker punched two prostitutes in a telephone box, a Court heard.

Yaya Ba attacked both women at the junction of Westgate and St Thomas's Road in Bradford in July.

Prosecutor Jonathan Gibson told the city's Crown Court how one of the victims was left with blood running down her face.

An off-duty police officer saw the incident, came up to Ba and told him to "get off''. Ba ran away but he was caught after a chase.

When interviewed, he said one of the women offered him "business''. He paid £12, he said he felt she was going to run away so he grabbed her by the arm and asked her for his money. He accepted punching both women. Ba, 35, of Claremont Terrace, Armley, Leeds, pleaded guilty to affray and obstructing a police constable.

Mitigating, Ian Howard said his client "felt cheated'' by the woman. Ba was jailed for three months.

He may face deportation to Mauritania in Africa after his application for asylum was refused.