Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh, 28, attacked his victims at Glasgow city centre’s Park Inn on June 26 2020.
Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh(Image: PA)
A probe into the probe of the death of an asylum seeker who was shot and killed after he stabbed six people at a hotel took place today.
Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh, 28, attacked his victims at Glasgow city centre’s Park Inn on June 26 2020. Officers had attempted to use non lethal weapons to disarm Mr Bosh during the incident before he was shot.
The Sudanese national was one of hundreds of refugees moved from flats to hotels at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This was a move that raised concerns about the mental health of often vulnerable individuals.
Three asylum seekers, two hotel workers and police officer David Whyte – who was a first responder – were injured by Mr Bosh during the attack. A two-month long Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) commenced today at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Proceedings began with the reading of an extensive joint minute of agreed evidence. The Inquiry was told that Mr Bosh had travelled through Libya, Germany and Italy before settling in Belfast where he claimed asylum in 2019.
The scene in Glasgow(Image: PA)
He stated to the Home Office that he was unhappy with his accommodation provided to him. Mr Bosh further claimed that he “gets forgetful” after being hit on the head and suffered from a broken pelvis.
Mr Bosh claimed that he took part in student protests in his native Sudan which resulted in him being severely beaten and feared he would be killed if he went back. Mr Bosh went on to work in Libya for no money. The joint minute added: “He said he came to the UK as asylum seekers are treated better in Britain.”
Mr Bosh ended up in London before he came to Glasgow where he was housed by the Mears Group who were contracted by the Home Office to deal with asylum seekers residencies. The hearing was told that Mr Bosh struggled in the flat in the city’s Dennistoun where he lived with another asylum seeker and complained about noise in the area.
Mr Bosh also told his caseworker that he received abuse in Glasgow from the public for being gay. Mr Bosh was then moved into the Park Inn Hotel where he suffered coronavirus symptoms.
Police at the scene in West George Street(Image: PA)
He was kept in his room between April and June 2020 to self isolate. Mr Bosh meantime applied on a number of occasions to the Home Office for a voluntary return to Sudan.
Mr Bosh told a fellow asylum seeker that he had: “No sleep, no sleep.” He also claimed that “people are against me making noises just to annoy me.”
Mr Bosh was informed by another person that this was not the case and to integrate into society. The inquiry was further told that Mr Bosh also criticised the food he received at the hotel.
On the day of his death, Mr Bosh repeatedly stabbed resident Max Glossoa outside the Tony Macaroni restaurant near the hotel. Mr Glossoa was treated for internal bleeding and surgery to remove part of his small intestine and colon.
Mr Bosh went on to stab Mohammed Soula seven times which left him with a stomach injury and put on a ventilator for eight days. Edward Kane was another victim who received six wounds and was initially paralysed on his left side but has since regained some power to his left arm and leg. He was initially put in a wheelchair.
Mr Bosh then punched and struggled with Mohammed Kanu in the hotel. He went on to approach Mohammed Mansary and repeatedly stabbed him.
Constable David Whyte who was one of six people injured during the incident(Image: PA)
A 999 call was made meantime which resulted in the arrival of constables David Whyte and Frank McGee PC Whyte was struck with the blade and suffered four wounds to his left thigh, abdomen neck and eyebrow. His nose was also wounded as a result of the knife.
The officer further sustained black eyes and cuts to his left cheek. Further officers attended the scene and Mr Bosh was shot six times.
This included to his right arm, left foot, right thigh, left shoulder as well as a final injury which penetrated his chest, heart and lungs. Two further shots fired did not hit Mr Bosh.
A post-mortem examination determined that the cause of death was “gunshot wounds to neck and chest.” It was heard that Mr Bosh was unresponsive when he was taken to a makeshift treatment area at a bus stop outside the hotel.
Steven Robbins, 42, was the first witness to give evidence at the inquiry. The former Regional Head of Mears told the court that asylum seekers were placed in properties and homes according to need.
People such as pregnant women were not kept in hotels as were those with diagnosed mental health illnesses. The inquiry heard that Mr Bosh had reported to a member of the Mears team four days before his death “everything okay, no problems.”
It was also heard that Mr Bosh had earlier threatened to stab someone at the hotel.
Advocate depute Alan Cameron KC asked Mr Robins if this would have amounted to a “violent or aggressive incident” which would have required the intervention of authorities.
Mr Robins replied: “Based on our information at the time, no. It was deemed as a flippant comment. I cannot speak for the situation at the time. The housing manager reviewing the case didn’t think that it was in category one which is the highest level of violence.”
The inquiry continues tomorrow before Sheriff Stuart Reid.
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