Date set for inquiry into death of asylum seeker shot after Glasgow Park Inn stabbings

A date has been set for the start of a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh, who was shot by police after attacking six people in Glasgow in 2020.

Bosh was an asylum seeker from Sudan staying in the city’s Park Inn Hotel on West George Street.

On June 26, 2020, he stabbed three other asylum seekers staying at the hotel, two members of staff and a police officer.

The 28-year-old was shot dead by Police Scotland officers after he caused serious injuries, and attempts to use less-lethal weapons had been unsuccessful.

An investigation conducted by the Procurator Fiscal in 2023 concluded that the officers’ reactions were proportionate, with “no evidence of criminality” on their part.

The inquiry is due to start on March 11, 2025, at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Bosh was one of hundreds of asylum seekers who moved into the city at the start of the lockdown.

In the early months of the pandemic, the Home Office temporarily halted bringing asylum support to an end for those whose claims had been either granted or refused – leading to a rise in the number of people within the UK’s asylum system.

The decision was taken to ensure that people were not made homeless during lockdown and could follow social distancing.

In order to avoid placing pressure on local authorities, the Home Office opted to temporarily house a number of people in hotels.

However, campaigners raised concerns over the decision at the time and warned about the conditions in the hotels.

Last year, a leaked internal Home Office evaluation found that Bosh had contacted the Home Office, housing and social care provider Mears, and charity Migrant Help 72 times about his health and accommodation in the period leading up to the attack.

It also found he had reportedly complained to staff at the Park Inn Hotel and was in touch with the Home Office about an assisted voluntary return to his home country.