1/4 An asylum seeker died last month after being moved to a hotel in Glasgow in a suspected suicide. Those who knew him said his mental health problems had rapidly deteriorated since they were moved there and that he had been unable to get help he needed https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/oronavirus-asylum-seeker-uk-hotel-death-a9507696.html%3famp">https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www...
2/4 Now it seems another asylum seeker who was moved into a hotel has carried out a brutal attack. Those who knew him warned he had been displaying aggressive and erratic behaviour, but despite evidence of mental health problems little action was taken https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/glasgow-stabbing-asylum-seeker-hotel-activists-mears-a9588956.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h...
3/4 Mears, a firm contracted by the HO to manage asylum housing, moved them and hundreds of others into hotels in March
This week, Mears admitted they moved people there without carrying out vulnerability assessments - then tried to backtrack hours later https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/home-office-contractor-asylum-accommodation-hotel-coronavirus-a9586036.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h...
This week, Mears admitted they moved people there without carrying out vulnerability assessments - then tried to backtrack hours later https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/home-office-contractor-asylum-accommodation-hotel-coronavirus-a9586036.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h...
4/4 The investigations into both of these incidents are still ongoing. But the vulnerabilities and level of support these two people were receiving will no doubt be taken into consideration