Jimmy Thoronka was arrested after nine months of living rough in the UK following Olympic . Claims his flight home was cancelled and his passport and wallet were stolen . He was arrested late Friday but is now claiming asylum . Said he did n't want to return because his adoptive mother - who took him in after his real parents were killed in 2002 civil war - died of Ebola . But country 's the Glasgow Commonwealth Games official says that he should return and is 'an embarrassment ' to Sierra Leone and casts doubt over his claims . Friends back up his story but still want him to return to lead sport there . Nurse Jelikatu Kargbo adopted 20-year-old runner when he was five .
Jimmy Thoronka was arrested after nine months of living rough in the UK following the Glasgow Commonwealth Games . Claims his flight home was cancelled and his passport and wallet were stolen . He was arrested late Friday but is now claiming asylum . Said he did n't want to return because his adoptive mother - who took him in after his real parents were killed in 2002 civil war - died of Ebola . But country 's Olympic official says that he should return and is 'an embarrassment ' to Sierra Leone and casts doubt over his claims . Friends back up his story but still want him to return to lead sport there . Nurse Jelikatu Kargbo adopted 20-year-old runner when he was five .