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This is the best summary I could come up with:
A 23-year-old Nigerian has made an attempt on his own life in an Essex hotel car park after hearing he was due to be transferred on to the Bibby Stockholm barge, according to a local charity.
Asylum seekers placed on the barge in August warned that conditions onboard the Bibby Stockholm drove one person to attempt suicide before everyone was evacuated due to the discovery of Legionella bacteria.
A small cohort of asylum seekers returned to the barge on 19 October, amid protests by local campaigners and Just Stop Oil.
“There have also been six occasions in the past year, since the hotel was stood up in November 2022, when our staff, volunteers and colleagues have had to talk people down from the flyover on the A12, from where they planned to jump and take their own lives.
Nicola David, of One Life To Live, which campaigns against inappropriate accommodation for asylum seekers and has raised multiple concerns about the Bibby Stockholm, said: “This is a horrific incident – a tragedy which was entirely preventable.
We work continually to ensure the needs and vulnerabilities of those residing in asylum accommodation are identified and considered, including those related to mental health and trauma.
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