STV NewsA probe into the death of an asylum seeker who was shot dead by police at a hotel was told he was in a “bad psychological state” the day before.
Resident Yousif Mohammed, 38, said he spoke to Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh, 28, outside Glasgow city centre’s Park Inn on June 25, 2020.
Bosh went on to stab five people and punch another on June 26. He was then shot six times by armed police officers.
The police had attempted to use non-lethal weapons to disarm Bosh during the incident before he was shot.
The Sudanese national was one of hundreds of refugees moved from flats to hotels at the start of the Covid pandemic.
This was a move that raised concerns about the mental health of often vulnerable individuals.
Three asylum seekers, two hotel workers and police officer David Whyte – a first responder – were injured during the attack.
The third day of the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) took place at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Wednesday.
Sudanese asylum seeker Mr Mohammed told the probe that he would often share food from their homeland at the hotel.
He recalled a conversation with Bosh in which he was apparently told that he had not slept for the last three-and-a-half to four months.
Mr Mohammed’s statement said: “The people left, right and above him [in the hotel rooms] were constantly making noise and disturbing him.
“He also said the housing company put people there to annoy him.
“He said that he couldn’t take it any more.”
The hearing was told that Bosh went on to say: “I have the intention to start stabbing people.”
Junior counsel Iain Halliday asked the witness about the manner in which Bosh spoke to him.
He replied: “It was the first time that I saw him in this state and the first time he spoke like this or had these thoughts in his head.
“He was in a bad psychological state.
“So many factors affect psychological state – one was that he was isolated in his room.”
Mr Mohammed claimed that Bosh “looked like someone who hadn’t slept” and that his eyes were red.
Hotel night porter Liam McCullough, 38, claimed he was also told about Bosh making threats to stab people that day.
He stated that he was approached by two residents who did not speak English and communicated through a third party on a phone.
Advocate depute Alan Cameron KC said: “They told you that the man was threatening people around them because they were making too much noise?”
Mr McCullough replied: “Yes.”
Mr McCullough earlier told the inquiry that the hotel “could be noisy at times” with music and online calls taking place by residents.
The matter was not escalated further than management, as the witness said: “Nothing had happened at that moment in time”.
The inquiry continues tomorrow before Sheriff Stuart Reid.
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