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An asylum seeker who died on the Bibby Stockholm ship had not raised any complaints or concerns about the conditions on board.
Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead on the former government migrant accommodation boat at Portland Port, Dorset, on December 12, 2023.
A post-mortem examination found he had died as a result of compression of the neck and suspension by ligature, the Bournemouth inquest was told earlier. Coroner Rachael Griffin said there was “no evidence” that he had been subjected to “racism or inappropriate acts” or that he “ever raised a complaint or concern about the conditions on the boat to those on the boat or anyone else”.
The coroner said this was contrary to concerns the Albanian had raised at his previous accommodation, the Esplanade Hotel in Paignton, Devon, where she heard he had damaged furniture in his room, shouted at staff and fought with another resident.
Yusuf Kargbo, who shared a room with Mr Farruku at Bibby Stockholm, described him as a "quiet person" who "just smiled and did his thing".
He said Mr Farruku had no friends on the boat and would sit in the dining room looking at his phone, and also laugh at videos on his bed, putting a sheet over it to give himself some privacy.
"I never had any concerns about him because he always had a smiling face," he told the investigator.
Mr Kargbo said that on December 11, Mr Farruku returned to the room at around 6pm and then went to take a shower.
He said that when he woke up and saw that Mr. Farruku had not slept in the bed, he raised the alarm with security staff.
They found Mr. Farruku in the shower and tried unsuccessfully to provide him with first aid.
Isabella Basstone, a receptionist on the boat, looked after Mr Farruku as he arrived.
She said: "He was very funny and seemed very lively and sweet. I just remember him being very friendly and happy."
Leonard Farruku was found dead in a shower cabin on the boat Bibby Stockholm.
Detective Constable Neil Wright, of Dorset Police, who was in charge of the police investigation into Mr Farruku's death, found there was "no evidence of third party involvement".
His sisters, Marsida Keci and Jola Dushku, said their brother had suffered from mental health problems since the death of their parents.
Previously, the inquest was told that Mr Farruku had been “anxious” when he was told he was being sent to the boat.
Ashley Rangasamy, community builder for Torbay Community Trust, said she was told a hotel supervisor had “tricked” Mr Farruku into saying he would not be going to Bibby Stockholm, although the coroner said the supervisor had denied this, saying he had not been at work that day.
The ship, which was chartered by the former Conservative government to reduce accommodation costs, had been carrying male asylum seekers since August 2023.
The contract was not renewed when the Labour Party came to power in July 2024 and the last residents left in November.
The coroner's results are expected on Thursday. / Taken from "BBC"
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