Inquiry Reveals Psychological State of Hotel Attacker Before Fatal Incident
A fatal accident inquiry has been informed that an asylum seeker who was fatally shot by police was in a "bad psychological state" prior to attacking six individuals.
Badreddin Abdallla Adam Bosh was residing at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow when the event occurred in June 2020.
Two male hotel residents testified that they had expressed concerns to a receptionist after Bosh, originally from Sudan, threatened to stab people.
The following day, Bosh was shot six times by officers after he assaulted three asylum seekers, two hotel employees, and a police officer.
Bosh was among hundreds of refugees relocated from flats to hotels at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This relocation raised concerns regarding the mental health of often vulnerable individuals.
Fellow Resident Describes Bosh's Condition
Yousef Mohammed, 38, also from Sudan and a fellow resident, stated that he and Bosh frequently shared food from their homeland at the hotel.
He recounted a conversation in which Bosh said he had not slept for three-and-a-half to four months due to other residents "constantly making noise and disturbing him".
"He said the housing company put people there to annoy him.
He said that he couldn't take it any more."
Concerns About Isolation and Threats
Mohammed informed the inquiry that Bosh had expressed the "intention to start stabbing people".
"It was the first time Bosh 'spoke like this or had these thoughts in his head' and looked like 'someone who hadn't slept'."
"So many factors affect psychological state - one was he was isolated in his room."
Night porter Liam McCullough, 38, also testified that he was informed about Bosh making stabbing threats on the same day.
He explained that two residents who did not speak English approached him and communicated through a third party via phone.
McCullough said he was told Bosh was threatening others because they were making excessive noise.
He acknowledged that the hotel could be noisy at times due to music and residents making calls home.
However, he stated the issue was not escalated beyond management as the witness indicated "nothing had happened at that moment in time".
Inquiry Proceedings
The inquiry, expected to last approximately two months, continues before Sheriff Stuart Reid.
