Mother of London firefighter who killed himself says report into death is ‘whitewash’

Jaden Francois-Esprit with his mum, Linda, who said investigators failed to acknowledge her son’s experience at work. Photograph: Handout

The mother of a young black firefighter who killed himself said a new investigation into his death that rejected claims he was subjected to bullying, harassment and discrimination at work was a “whitewash”.

Jaden Francois-Esprit’s family feared he had been bullied by London fire brigade (LFB) colleagues because of his race. However, the independent external review published on Tuesday found no evidence this was the case.