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Man who took own life on barge had ‘psychosis’

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September 26, 2025

CONSULTANT forensic psychiatrist has said an Albanian man who died on board the Bibby Stockholm showed signs that he was suffering “severe mental illness”.

- 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 a postmortem examination found the 27-year-old died as a result of compression to the neck and suspension by ligature.

His sisters Marsida Keci and Jola Dushku have questioned how their brother, who they said had struggled with his mental health since the death of their parents, was allowed to be moved to the Bibby Stockholm.

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