Asylum seeker found dead after battle with ‘trauma’ from home country

A young Algerian man who sought sanctuary in the UK was found dead after struggling with trauma he experienced in his home country.

Mohammed Aymen Saouli, 26, moved to the UK, where he was officially registered as an asylum seeker in Preston.

He went on to begin dating a woman from Bamber Bridge. He went to his girlfriend’s home on May 28, and sparked worry when he was ‘slurring his words’ and swaying.

Eventually, Mohammed went to sleep, and his girlfriend joined him, but when she woke up, he wasn’t breathing.

She started CPR and called an ambulance, but Mohammed was pronounced dead after being taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital.

An inquest held this week at Preston Coroners’ Court heard that Mohammed had been engaging with mental health services in the months before his death.

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