The Latest Breaking News from Leonard Farruku

Family say brother who died on barge would still be alive if given proper care

An inquest heard that the Home Office ‘missed opportunities’ to assess the mental health of Leonard Farruku.

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025

Family says failure to assess man’s mental health led to his death on Bibby Stockholm

Leonard Farruku was unwell and should not have been moved to barge where he took his own life, say sisters

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025

Home Office missed chances to assess man who died on Bibby Stockholm, coroner finds

‘Distraught’ Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead in shower cubicle on Dorset barge

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025

Man who died on Bibby Stockholm ‘tricked’ into going to barge, inquest hears

Albanian Leonard Farruku was ‘distraught’ and had ‘point blank’ refused to go the accommodation vessel.

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2025

Man who died on Bibby Stockholm said ‘he wanted to go back to his home country’

Leonard Farruku told hotel staff before arriving on the barge that he wanted to go to Albania because of his mental health.

Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2025

Home Office ‘did not respond to concerns’ about man who died on Bibby Stockholm

An inquest has heard that Albanian Leonard Farruku was said to have ‘serious mental health issues’.

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025

Family of man who died on Bibby Stockholm question mental health care

Sisters of Leonard Farruku tell inquest his ‘mental state was clearly not right’ and ask why he was put on the barge

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

Man died on Bibby Stockholm barge after mental health struggles, inquest hears

Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead on board the accommodation vessel at Portland, Dorset, in December 2023

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025

Family question mental health care after death of man on Bibby Stockholm barge

Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead on board the accommodation vessel at Portland, Dorset, in December 2023.

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025

Firm behind beleaguered Bibby Stockholm migrant barge handed another £150m government contract

All asylum seekers have now been moved off the Bibby Stockholm and the barge has been towed away

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025