Monday, 10 January 2022

You'd Think There Was Nothing Between Eritrea And The UK...

...but an empty void, wouldn't you?
Friends told the inquest that Tekle was profoundly traumatised by experiences he had in Eritrea that had prompted him to flee, and also by the long and dangerous journey he had made to the UK.

Well, why make it then? Given all the countries he had to cross through to get here... 

He was violently attacked in Calais, and arrived in Britain hidden in a refrigerated lorry in December 2016.

You mean, 'smuggled himself in illegally'..? 

Benjamin Hunter, a volunteer who had met Tekle in Calais when he was living in the camp there, tried repeatedly to alert officials who were working with him to Tekle’s deteriorating mental health.
Addressing the inquest by phone from Sudan, speaking with the assistance of an interpreter, Tekle’s father said his son was loving and caring, had many friends, a good sense of humour and a passion for cycling.
“I hoped that he would be safe in the UK, build his life there, go to college, study and one day get married and have his own children,” Tecle Tesfamichel said.

And maybe if he'd applied to come here legally, that would have happened. But he didn't.

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5 comments:

  1. Mudplugger10 January 2022 at 14:09

    No mention that his dad expected him to work and pay taxes, just to go to college, get married, have children. At least we've been saved from paying for all that.

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  2. Robert the Biker10 January 2022 at 16:38

    Another useless baboon, thinks the world owes him something and should support him (read: those horrible wypipo), finds that in the real world, noone actually gives a shit and dont want him, tops self. I should start working for the newspapers, the stories write themselves.

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  3. Anonymous11 January 2022 at 11:30

    I wonder how many countries between Eritrea and The UK put illegal migrants into 4 star hotels, give them pizza, and the equivalent of £40 of taxpayer's money a week?
    A nice, round, figure I would think.
    Penseivat

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  4. Just Trevor11 January 2022 at 16:33

    And even in death they continue to cost us. Inquests and coroners don't come cheap.

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  5. JuliaM17 January 2022 at 06:09

    "No mention that his dad expected him to work and pay taxes..."

    Any work will have been in the - no pun intended - black economy!

    " I should start working for the newspapers, the stories write themselves."

    Don't forget to turn on the spellchecker!

    "A nice, round, figure I would think."

    Indeed... 🙄

    "And even in death they continue to cost us. Inquests and coroners don't come cheap."

    Good point!

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