The Home Office does not publish data on the deaths of asylum seekers in its housing...

The Home Office categorised this as an “unexplained sudden death” in its Incident Database.

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In an article by online media platform voice.wales, a friend of Ali described him as “very talkative, friendly, everybody loved him and he liked doing hard work.” 

The 21-year is reported have arrived in Britain in May 2022 after fleeing an abusive family in her home country, where same-sex relationships are criminalised.  

She was found dead at her hotel accommodation on 1 September, the report said.  

A Home Office spokesperson said: “We are saddened by the death of Miss al-Badi, and our thoughts are with her loved ones.”

Friends held a vigil in tribute to her on 15 September 2023.

Documents show the Home Office was warned by Nguase's solicitor that he suffered mental health problems, and that failing to accommodate him in Glasgow - where he had a support network - would have a 'substantial and detrimental' impact on the young man.

In response to the first email the Home Office said: "We do not have any evidence of his mental health issues on our databases nor other evidence has been presented. There are no compelling circumstances to keep him in Glasgow."

Nguase killed himself in the garden shed of his accommodation on 16 April 2021.

His cousin and best friend Java Kahiha told the Daily Mail he “was a cool guy, a young guy, always smiling, always playing football, always making jokes … He was just a lovely, young, talented, respectful man”.

Dehnavi suffered a particularly awful experience. Soon after arrival, he was stabbed in an apparently random attack near the hotel, which appears to have contributed to a mental health crisis. Kamran described seeing him “hysterical” the next day in the hotel corridor wearing only a hospital robe, shouting: “Where are my clothes?”

Serco’s safeguarding policy states victims of assault should be referred for support because it can cause long-lasting trauma. Staff raised the stabbing with the Home Office’s asylum safeguarding hub, as well as Migrant Help, a charity providing guidance for asylum seekers. Migrant Help said it contacted Dehnavi to offer “additional support” - he declined the offer - and then contacted Home Office officials and the accommodation provider.

Weeks later, in July 2020, Serco staff noted the young Iranian was “low in mood” and cut himself “while cooking”. The contractor said these events were, as guidance requires, reported to the Home Office, though did not respond when asked how or to which team. Staff “signposted” Dehnavi to a GP and offered assistance but this was also declined, a Serco spokesperson said.

Guidance says that when safeguarding concerns arise, an asylum seeker’s relocation to dispersal accommodation – where more support is available, including information to help them register with a GP – should be expedited. Yet Dehnavi remained at the hotel for a further two months. On 7 September 2020, he was found dead by suicide. He had lived in the hotel for 103 days – more than three months in total; triple the Home Office target.

His mother Olabisi Abubakar was charged with manslaughter and neglect, according to press reports. The case continues.

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Sekoni's death certificate gives myocarditis as the cause of death. Covid-19 is also recorded on his death certificate, though the Home Office Incident Database notes he tested negative for the virus twice. Antibodies were however present. Sekoni had a wife and child in Ghana.

A tribute to Sekoni on the website of the Wolverhampton City of Sanctuary’s, posted after a special vigil to celebrate his life, describes him as a “dear friend” and recalls his warm smile and sense of fun. His gravestone reads: “He came as a stranger and became our friend”. 

The Home Office allegedly had no contact with Tina and her mother for ten of the baby's 11 months of life. A planned review of their asylum claim in December 2016 did not take place and the following month, the mother and daughter moved into an eight-bedroom shared house for mothers and children.

Tina's mother reported problems accessing medical care and suffered postnatal depression and suicidal thoughts. She began working at a nail bar, leaving Tina with Pham, according to a Serious Case Review conducted by the Redbridge Local Safeguarding Children Board. The day she died, Tina was unwell and a court heard the nanny shook her and threw her before summoning a neighbour for help.

The Serious Case Review found the Home Office had failed to signpost Tina's mother to services that could have helped her. It made 19 recommendations, including that the Home Office refer pregnant people and those with young children to primary care services, and ensure those with children under eight weeks old are not relocated.

His asylum claim was rejected in January 2021, an inquest heard, and he was bringing a judicial review against the decision. His girlfriend found him dead by suicide at her home in Blackpool, according to the Blackpool Gazette. An inquest heard he had PTSD and a history of self-harm.

Popoola’s partner Judith Stalker told the Blackpool Gazette: “He was a brilliant stepdad to my kids. He was there for my kids every day … He loved dancing, singing, and playing with the kids. He was like a big kid himself.”

It was initially thought the failure of his asylum claim may have contributed to his suicide, however an inquest heard he wasn’t aware of the rejection at the time of his death. The coroner recorded an open conclusion.

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He was said to have shown signs of distress in the two months before his death and was also robbed by a group of Colombians whose help he sought to get to an airport, as he wanted to leave the UK for anywhere besides his home country.

Records suggest Victor wanted to report this incident to the police but did not as he did not know the identity of the suspects.  

Hotel staff appear not to have reported the crime to the police on Victor’s behalf. A forensic physician who reviewed details was concerned that this appeared to breach the safeguarding rules of the accommodation provider, Clearsprings Ready Homes.

An inquest into his death will be conducted by East Sussex Coroner’s Court.