Investigation to look into the death of an asylum seeker who was shot by police after a stabbing in a hotel

An investigation into the fatal accident case of an asylum seeker who was shot by police after stabbing six people in a hotel is to be launched.

The Crown Office said the Lord Advocate of Scotland had decided it was in the public interest to open an investigation into the incidents at the Park Inn Hotel in Glasgow on 26 June 2020.

Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh was shot dead by police after stabbing and seriously wounding six people and attempts to use non-lethal weapons were unsuccessful.

Among those injured by the 28-year-old Sudanese were three asylum seekers, two hotel employees and a police officer who responded to the first emergency call.

Kenny Donnelly, Assistant Crown Agent for the Crown Office and the Procurator Fiscal Service, said: “The Lord Advocate has decided that a discretionary inquiry should be held into the circumstances of Badreddin Adam’s death to ensure that the facts of the case can be heard publicly and fully.

“The tax prosecutor will continue his preparations for the investigation and some steps need to be taken before the investigation can begin in court.

“Mr Bosh’s family will continue to be kept updated on developments.”

Mr Bosh was one of hundreds of asylum seekers housed in Glasgow hotels at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.

The public prosecutor’s office stated that the decision to open an investigation was preceded by a thorough and independent investigation by the public prosecutor’s office into the other circumstances leading to his death.

Previous investigations by the public prosecutor’s office found that the police acted quickly and decisively with the intention of protecting lives. Their actions were also “legitimate and proportionate”.

A Scottish Police spokesman said: “We will fully participate in and support the investigation.”