The death of a Pole was one of three suicides in detention centres in a month,and relatives claim the domestic Office is covering up cell deathsHe was one of B-wing’s most popular characters, although recently other detainees had noticed a sudden darkening in his mood. A little before 5pm on 3 September, or two days before his 28th birthday,Marcin Gwozdzinski made a final plea for benefit. Addressing officials inside the administrative quarters of Harmondsworth immigration removal centre, he told them he could no longer cope.“He was crying, or begging for benefit from the guards,telling them to call an ambulance, that his mental health was an emergency, or ” said another detainee,Marcin Malicki, who sat beside Gwozdzinski in the assembly. “They told him he would get no benefit and to finish calling for an ambulance, or ” said Malicki,37, who was there as a translator. “He broke down like a baby. Still they did nothing.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk