A man stabbed by a fellow asylum seeker at Glasgow's Park Inn Hotel has lost his bid for an independent inquiry.
The incident saw knifeman Badreddin Abdalla Adam stab six people, including a police officer, at the city centre hotel on June 26, 2020. Adam, 28, was shot dead by officers following the mass stabbing.
Earlier this month Glasgow Live reported that one victim who was 'left for dead and bleeding on the pavement' launched a legal challenge. The man, named MG, demanded the UK Government hold a public inquiry.
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On Wednesday it was revealed that the bid had been rejected. An 'adequate criminal investigation into the offences' was carried out, according to The High Court in London.
Mr Justice Johnson also noted the appropriate mechanism of investigation for such a case in Scotland is a fatal accident inquiry, which was being undertaken, BBC reports.
He said: "There is no legal obligation on the part of the defendant to initiate a public inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 or any other form of investigation. The claim is therefore dismissed."
The victim claimed his ordeal 'doesn't matter' to the court.
He said: "I was seeking answers, not just for me but for everyone else who was affected. That was all I wanted.
"I feel as if I am being told that what I went through in 2020, and am still going through, doesn't matter."
MG previously spoke out on his trauma.
He told the Daily Record: “I still can’t sleep. Every night I feel I am fighting to control the demons, the nightmares of what happened. I am a different person and no matter how I try, I can’t block out what happened.”
“I have had therapy but it never goes away. I am so scared when I am out.”
At the beginning of the pandemic, Home Office contractors Mears placed hundreds of asylum seekers in hotels. Campaigners have said they were left isolated and without adequate support.
A leaked Home Office internal review found warning signs were ignored that Adam was mentally ill and hotel staff had received a report the day before the attack that he had talked of wanting to stab people.
It also found Adam contacted the Home Office, Mears, and Migrant Help 72 times about his health and accommodation.
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