Overview

• Witness Ashley Rangasamy told the Bournemouth hearing that Farruku was distraught about the transfer and had “point blank” refused to go.
• Hotel staff allegedly told Farruku he was being moved to Swindon rather than to the barge, which the witness described as having “tricked him.”
• A Home Office deputy director testified that an urgent safeguarding email from a contractor on 3 November 2023 raising concerns about Farruku was not acted upon.
• Farruku, 27, was found unresponsive in a shower cubicle on the barge on 12 December 2023, and a post-mortem recorded death from compression to the neck and suspension by ligature.
• The inquest heard that attempts to alert barge staff about Farruku’s deteriorating behaviour were dismissed and that clear contact channels were lacking, and proceedings continue.