Refugee woman found dead by malnourished baby after UK asylum system left her to starve
Would people be so keen to cross the channel to the UK in dinghies if they knew the Tory government is likely to leave them to starve?
It seems our asylum system’s problems are twofold: getting into the UK is one part and the other is the way people are treated once they are here.
Mercy Baguma, originally from Uganda, was discovered by police in a Glasgow flat on August 22, after friends said she had not been seen since the previous Tuesday.
Her malnourished baby boy was found next to her. He was rushed to hospital for treatment and is now with his father.
Ms Baguma, aged in her 30s, had lost her job after her leave to remain expired, meaning she was no longer allowed to work.
She had contacted the charity Positive Action in Housing after making an application for aid to MigrantHelp.
Robina Qureshi, Director of Positive Action in Housing said she would have been a high priority for a crisis payment – had she lived:
“The fact is there is no safety net if you’re a refugee or migrant. You are left destitute and without resources. And you’re left silenced by far right rhetoric for being forced to ask for help.
“Would this mother be alive if she was not forced out of her job by this cruel system that stops you from working and paying your way because a piece of paper says your leave to remain has expired? I’m sure Mercy’s son will want to ask this and other questions once he is old enough.”
Clearly there is more to this story. We don’t know why the government decided Ms Baguma should not have leave to remain in the UK any more or what was being done about it.
But the evidence we have is clear: she died, and her son nearly starved to death too, because our Tory asylum system said they should.
Source: Mum found dead beside malnourished baby in Glasgow flat – Glasgow Live
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