Family says failure to assess man’s mental health led to his death on Bibby Stockholm

Leonard Farruku was unwell and should not have been moved to barge where he took his own life, say sisters

The family of an asylum seeker who died on the Bibby Stockholm believe he would still be alive today had he been properly assessed and treated before being placed on the barge.

Leonard Farruku, 27, died in the bathroom of his shared cabin onboard the barge on 12 December 2023, weeks after being moved there after the previous government began using the Bibby Stockholm to house asylum seekers.