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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Hamish Morrison

Home Office must answer questions over tragedy which left baby with dead mother for FOUR days, say family

THE family of an asylum seeker whose death shocked Scotland when it emerged her son was left for four days alone in their family home has called for a fatal accident inquiry to be held.

Mercy Baguma died suddenly while at home in Govan, Glasgow, with her one-year-old son in 2020 and her family are now demanding answers from the state as to how it was possible her son Adriel Nnanna could have been left unsupervised for days as a result.

Her husband Eric Nnanna believes the Home Office has a case to answer but have been able to dodge official scrutiny because a fatal accident inquiry was never conducted to determine the circumstances surrounding her death.

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