When Hussein Haseeb Ahmed died after crossing the Channel, 11 days passed before his wife and seven-year-old daughter learned of his death. Ahmed, 31, died on 19 November, a week after arriving in the UK after a long journey from Kurdistan and being taken to Manston, a Home Office site where initial checks are carried out on small boat arrivals.
People are only supposed to be held there for 24 hours but Ahmed was there for seven days and is believed to have been held there unlawfully. He is confirmed to have had diphtheria but it is not yet known if that was the cause of his death.
