Fatal Accident Inquiry into death of man who stabbed six in Glasgow hotel to be held

A Fatal Accident Inquiry will be held to investigate the death of Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh in the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow in June 2020.

The Lord Advocate has decided that it is in the public interest to hold the inquiry to examine the full circumstances around his death almost four years ago.

The incident happened in the hotel on West George Street on June 26, 2020, when the 28-year-old was shot and killed by police after he stabbed and seriously injured six people.

That included a police officer who had responded to the initial emergency call as well as three asylum seekers and two hotel workers, all of whom were men.

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The youngest of those was a 17-year-old Sierra Leonne national who was stabbed in the abdomen while the oldest was 53. The others were aged 18, 20, 38 and 42 at the time of the incident.

Attempts had been made to use non-lethal force on the Sudanese national before he was shot and killed, with his brother publicly criticising the decision and insisting that he should have been tased or similar instead.

A thorough and independent inquiry by the Procurator Fiscal into the wider circumstances of what happened on the day was held and now the FAI will take place and his family have been informed of the decision to hold it.

Kenny Donnelly, deputy crown agent for COPFS, said: "The Lord Advocate has decided that a discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry should be held into the circumstances of the death of Badreddin Adam to ensure that there can be a full public hearing of the facts of the case.

“The Procurator Fiscal will continue with work in preparation for the inquiry and there are steps which must be taken before the Inquiry can commence in court.

“Mr. Bosh’s family will continue to be kept informed of progress.”

Bosh had arrived in the UK six months prior to the incident happening and was then moved into the Park Inn.

The hotel in which he had been staying in had been shut down because of the Covid-19 pandemic and was instead being used to house asylum seekers. The incident occurred three months after the beginning of the pandemic when lockdown restrictions were still heavily in place.

Concerns had been raised over his mental health prior to the attack by charities and others who were staying in the hotel.

Leaked papers showed Bosh had made 72 complaints to the Home Office, Mears Group, a contractor who was in charge of the accommodation, and the charity Migrant Help about his health and accommodation in the lead up to the attack.

He had also been in touch with the Home Office about an assisted voluntary return to his home country of Sudan because of his struggles after moving to the UK before the attack happened.

A review from the Home Office said the inquiries and complaints themselves weren’t indicative of any elevated risk but the number of times he complained should have served as a warning.

The Crown Office have previously said that police were correct to discharge their firearms and described it as ‘absolutely necessary in the circumstances’.

Officers had made it onto the scene within two minutes of the alarm being raised at the hotel with the attack happening at 12.50pm.

Around 100 asylum seekers had been staying in the hotel and it was quickly made clear by authorities that it wasn’t being viewed as terror related.

Some of those had become ‘scared’ of Bosh in the weeks leading up to the incident and made their feelings clear to liaison workers.

An independent report then declared that it was an ‘avoidable tragedy’ and blamed a ‘complete lack of clarity’ around who was responsible for managing asylum seekers.

It was suggested that led to the quick deterioration of the mental health of asylum seekers and could have played a part in what happened at the hotel.

The Home Office have since said they have made significant changes to help identify vulnerable asylum seekers and to ensure they are fully supported.