Migrant who died on Bibby barge 'tricked' into moving aboard

AN Albanian man who died aboard the Bibby Stockholm was “tricked” into leaving his previous accommodation, an inquest has heard.

- By Ben Mitchell

Leonard Farruku was found unresponsive in a shower cubicle on board the accommodation vessel at Portland Port, Dorset, on December 12, 2023.

An inquest in Bournemouth was told that the 27-year-old died of compression to the neck and suspension by ligature.

His sisters have asked why their brother, who they said had struggled mentally since their parents died, was allowed to be moved to the barge.