A woman likely to be in her mid-30s has sorrowfully lost her life after she was left to suffer in the streets of UK with her baby.
Mercy Baguma has met her untimely death, leaving her little baby behind after she lost her life suffering in United Kingdom.
The woman who is believed to be a Ugandan reportedly had her Leave paper expired days after losing her job and was left to suffer in the streets.
Her remains was spotted by the Police on Saturday, August 22 after persons who knew her raised alarm concerning her disappearance since August 18th.
Commenting on the incident, the Director of Positive Action in Housing, Robina Qureshi said;
“This is the third tragedy to affect the city’s refugee population in as many months.
“Mercy contacted our charity on August 11 and said she was not getting any financial support yet had made an application to MigrantHelp.
“Had she lived she would have been a high priority for a crisis payment from our Emergency Relief Fund like hundreds of others left functionally destitute by the asylum system.
“The question remains, why are mothers and babies being left to go hungry in this city, why is it being left to charities and volunteers to pick up the pieces?
“Does society have anything to say about that other than call them a drain on society.
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“The fact is there is no safety net if you’re a refugee or migrant.
“You are left destitute and without resources. And you’re left silenced by far right rhetoric for being forced to ask for help.
“Would this mother be alive if she was not forced out of her job by this cruel system that stops you from working and paying your way because a piece of paper says your leave to remain has expired?
“I’m sure Mercy’s son will want to ask this and other questions once he is old enough.”
According to reports from GlasgowLive, Mercy’s malnourished baby has been treated at the hospital and yesterday released to his father who will be taking care of him in another city.
A close friend of Mercy has as well started a GoFundMe appeal to help support the motherless boy who will have to live through the pains of losing his mum at a tender age.
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