Home Office missed opportunities' to assess man who died on Bibby Stockholm

"Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead in a shower cubicle on the government's former accommodation barge for migrants at Portland Port, Dorset, on 12 December 2023, an inquest in Bournemouth heard. On Thursday, the coroner, Rachael Griffin, concluding that Farruku had intended to take his own life, said that she was not persuaded by the expert evidence of forensic psychiatrist Dr Dinesh Maganty that he was suffering from a severe mental illness."

"The inquest was told that a postmortem examination found that Farruku died as a result of compression to the neck and suspension by ligature. She said that while it was possible Farruku was suffering from low mood at the time of his death, it was also possible that he was simply a quiet man who was miserable about his life situation."

Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead in a shower cubicle on the Bibby Stockholm at Portland Port on 12 December 2023. The coroner concluded Farruku intended to take his own life and was not persuaded he suffered a severe mental illness. The coroner ruled missed opportunities existed to assess his mental health before his transfer but found placement on the barge not causative of his death. A postmortem found death from compression to the neck and suspension by ligature. Roommate testimony described Farruku as quiet; staff attempted first aid and evidence showed prior concerns at an earlier hotel.

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