Bibby Stockholm migrant warns others may harm themselves after roommate’s death

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The roommate of a fellow asylum seeker who’s believed to have taken his personal life on the controversial barge housing migrants has warned others may harm themselves if circumstances on the vessel don’t enhance.

Yusuf Deen Kargbo, who got here to the UK from Sierra Leone, shared a room on the Bibby Stockholm with Leonard Farruku, an Albanian migrant who was discovered unresponsive on board the vessel at Portland Port in Dorset on 12 December.

An inquest opened by Dorset coroner Rachael Griffin heard {that a} autopsy examination discovered 27-year-old Mr Farruku had died from “compression of the neck” attributable to “suspension by ligature”.

Speaking because the funeral for Mr Farruku was as a result of happen in Albania on Wednesday, Mr Kargbo mentioned he knew others on board who had been struggling, telling the BBC: “They’re saying this is just the beginning.

“They are trying to give a warning, that place is not good for them. Every day their stress is increasing, getting worse.”

Mr Kargbo told the BBC that people on the barge “don’t have any hope for their lives”.

Recalling Mr Farruku’s time on the Bibby Stockholm, Mr Kargbo said the 27-year-old was a quiet person who “favored to be by himself”, but didn’t seem to be unhappy.

“I heard him laughing on his telephone, typically till one or two o’clock at night time, I assumed he was perhaps watching a comedy video on his telephone, having a enjoyable time,” he said.

Mr Kargbo, who shared the room with Mr Farruku 10 days before he died, was moved to a hotel just under a week after his death but said he remains in a messaging group with other migrants on board.

Coroner Rachael Griffin mentioned there weren’t regarded as any suspicious circumstances surrounding Mr Farruku’s death and the Home Office mentioned there have been “rigorous safeguarding processes in place” on the lodging.

The inquest, at Dorset Coroner’s Court in Bournemouth, was advised that Mr Farruku’s physique was formally recognized by his cousin, Maranglen Farruku, on the Holly Tree Lodge mortuary in Bournemouth.

Ms Griffin adjourned the listening to till a pre-inquest evaluate to be held on 9 July.

No members of the family had been current on the listening to, however Mr Farruku’s sister has beforehand mentioned her brother raised considerations together with her about how migrants on board had been being handled. She advised The Telegraph: “When I spoke with him last time, he told me that the conditions in that boat were not bad but they were treated by the guards “like animals.”

It comes as the federal government’s controversial plan to ship asylum seekers and migrants to Rwanda has returned to the headlines.

Conservative MPs on the appropriate of the social gathering have tabled a collection of amendments to the Safety of Rwanda Bill – which is because of be voted on subsequent week – which they hope will toughen up the laws and make it harder for asylum seekers to attraction their deportation within the courts.

Dozens of Tories have backed amendments to the invoice which might successfully ignore worldwide legislation and severely restrict particular person migrants’ capability to withstand being placed on a flight to Kigali.

A Home Office spokesman mentioned: “This was a tragic incident and our thoughts are with everyone affected. The welfare of all those in our care is of the utmost importance and we take this responsibility very seriously.”

It added to the BBC: “Any concerns raised about the service delivered on the barge are swiftly addressed through our work with the provider, and Migrant Help 24/7 is also available every day of the year.”