Fatal Accident Inquiry into Park Inn Hotel stabbings begins today

A Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the police shooting of Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh, who was killed after stabbing six people at a Glasgow hotel in 2020, begins today.

The Lord Advocate has ruled that the inquiry is in the public interest, following an independent investigation by the Procurator Fiscal into the wider circumstances of Bosh’s death.

His family has been informed of the decision.

The 28-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker was shot dead by armed officers after launching a knife attack at the Park Inn Hotel on West George Street.

Among those injured were three fellow asylum seekers, two hotel workers, and a police officer who had responded to the emergency call.

At the time, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) determined that police had acted proportionately, with the use of lethal force deemed "absolutely necessary" after non-lethal measures failed.

‘A full public hearing of the facts’

Kenny Donnelly, Deputy Crown Agent for COPFS, said: “The Lord Advocate has decided that a discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry should be held into the circumstances of the death of Badreddin Adam to ensure that there can be a full public hearing of the facts of the case.

“The Procurator Fiscal will continue with work in preparation for the inquiry and there are steps which must be taken before the inquiry can commence in court.

“Mr Bosh’s family will continue to be kept informed of progress.”

The attack took place three months into the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown, after large numbers of asylum seekers were relocated to Glasgow hotels.

Reports later revealed that some migrants had been living in a "culture of fear," afraid to raise concerns about their conditions in case it affected their asylum claims.

It also emerged that Bosh had sought help for his declining mental health 72 times before the attack.

The Lord Advocate is responsible for investigating all sudden, unexpected, and unexplained deaths in Scotland.

Fatal Accident Inquiries do not apportion blame, and are designed to establish the facts and identify any lessons that could help prevent similar incidents in the future.

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