Part 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry commemoration hearing paying tribute to victims Hashim Kadir, Nura Jamal, and their children Yahia, Firdaus, and Yaqoob Hashim from flat 192, and Steve Power from flat 102.
00:15:43 yes
00:15:53 so in fact we are going to do the commemoration for Hashim Kadir Niraj amel Yasha Hashim ofertas Hashim and Yaqoob Hashim from flat 192 yes and then
00:16:06 Yaqoob Hashim from flat 192 yes and then we will turn after that to the commemoration for Steve power yes very well
00:16:12 well can I welcome first of all Mark Scott and Miri Weingarten who are solicitors for the family and I'm going to ask mark
00:16:23 for the family and I'm going to ask mark I think just to introduce who's with us and what's going to happen firstly there are two people who aren't actually on the panel but in the audience and that's Asma Habib who's the sister of Hashem
00:16:38 Asma Habib who's the sister of Hashem and beyond to the children and also Redwan Kadir who's the uncle of the children and the brother of Hashem and then from this side yes there is Shem
00:16:53 then from this side yes there is Shem sue who is the brother of Hashem and the uncle there is Hannah and ELISA who were
00:17:04 uncle there is Hannah and ELISA who were the cousins of the children and the nieces
00:17:09 nieces then there's bed Rhea who's the older sister of nura and the answer the children there's Nuria who's the younger
00:17:21 children there's Nuria who's the younger sister of of newer and the arms of the children then there is Daniel who's interpreting and lastly Sadiq who is
00:17:36 interpreting and lastly Sadiq who is newest younger brother and the uncle of the children well everybody is very welcome sorry no I just saw thank you now we have a
00:17:47 no I just saw thank you now we have a number of different presentations so rather than me as it were tell you what you're going to tell me anyway why do you just tell everybody what's going to
00:17:58 you just tell everybody what's going to happen okay I'm gonna start by reading some words of asthma in relation to all of the family members each one individually and within that
00:18:11 each one individually and within that there are also words of Hannon and ELISA within the presentation then Miri is going to read statements from Sadiq
00:18:24 going to read statements from Sadiq Bedivere and Maria and Shem Suh and then there's going to be a video which has
00:18:35 there's going to be a video which has words also from red WAN and asthma as well as another presentation so this is
00:18:46 well as another presentation so this is our share of the beautiful souls that were lost in Grenville Tower yeah ku for those Yaya newer and Hashim Jakob Hashim these the words of asthma
00:18:59 Jakob Hashim these the words of asthma Jakob was born in 2011 he was the only one in the family that was born in that Tower
00:19:05 Tower he turned six on the 18th of May 2017 I remember calling them on his birthday he was so happy and surprised that my
00:19:17 was so happy and surprised that my daughters and me called and sang happy birthday to him he was wondering how on earth almost everyone in the world knew that it was his birthday that day they
00:19:28 that it was his birthday that day they made him a birthday crown and lots of children and teachers wished him happy birthday at his school as well I was always very fascinated by little Jakob by his energy his physical fitness and
00:19:41 by his energy his physical fitness and his sharp mind I remember newer hint his mum calling me one day I could hear Jakob crying in the background there asked her why he was
00:19:52 background there asked her why he was crying she was laughing and told me it had something to do with watching television but I could ask him myself Jakob took the phone and I asked him
00:20:04 Jakob took the phone and I asked him what is up Jakob why are you crying you know too much TV is not good for you
00:20:13 he said and these were his exact words she allows her husband to watch football whenever he wants and he does that always while she refuses me her son to
00:20:26 always while she refuses me her son to watch TV all the time this is not fair I couldn't help it but laughs as well he didn't haven't even turned six yet but he was already making a very reasonable
00:20:38 he was already making a very reasonable argument he never accepted no without justification he would always ask why he would show his peculiar cheeky grin whenever he knew that he had done
00:20:49 whenever he knew that he had done something wrong and he would always attempt to explain himself out of the situation I always wondered and I was looking forward to see how he would turn out when he grows up what would happen
00:21:02 out when he grows up what would happen toward the energy he had the only time he would sits and still was while eating or watching TV otherwise he was always on the move his movement of my reaction
00:21:13 on the move his movement of my reaction time were too fast even for an adult he loved to dance he was a very good dancer for his age watch me whip watch me nae nae was his favorite he used to ask me
00:21:25 nae was his favorite he used to ask me to play that song for him whenever we talked on the phone he knew all the dance steps it was a joy to sit and watch him dance he was so full of life
00:21:36 watch him dance he was so full of life and energy and funny it was impossible to Stentz friend a minute without laughing if he was around he never accepted being the little one he always tried to show that he could do whatever
00:21:48 tried to show that he could do whatever yo you inferred us was capable of doing they were visiting us here in Oslo in the winter of 2015 and they were going to out to visit home come come alone
00:21:59 to out to visit home come come alone ski jump area Neuer told me that almost the whole school knew that he was travelling to Oslo that winter I can still see him and hear his voice in my
00:22:10 still see him and hear his voice in my mind calling out to third Ellison Yaya and my daughters guys wait for me while putting on his shoes in the corridor Nora had taught him a lot of things about Islam
00:22:22 about Islam I remember him babbling things I couldn't even understand before eating going to bed going out he would never forget to do that in school or anywhere
00:22:34 forget to do that in school or anywhere his same age nephew was sleeping over one night at their house and when they were getting ready for bed he saw that his nephew put on a pajama with some picture printed on it yeah Cobb didn't like that and he
00:22:46 yeah Cobb didn't like that and he convinced his nephew to change to another pajama without a picture printed on it by saying the Angels will not enter our bedroom if you sleep with that pajama mom he had a constant high energy
00:22:58 pajama mom he had a constant high energy all the time I've never seen him down he was clear and loud even when he woke up in the morning or even in the middle of the night he would say hello followed by
00:23:09 the night he would say hello followed by the name of the person his energy was contagious his simple presence was a spark of happiness he was almost finished with the first grade at Avondale primary school when he was taken from us after the fire we went to
00:23:22 taken from us after the fire we went to visit his school and it was not difficult to see that he was very liked by his peer group and his teachers one of the kids told us that she knew already a lot about us and about two of
00:23:34 already a lot about us and about two of his nieces from Norway since he used to talk about them a lot she even knew their names when I heard about the fire in the early morning of the 14th of June
00:23:45 in the early morning of the 14th of June Jakob was the first one that came to my mind I was worried how they could manage to hold him all the way down from the 22nd floor I was worried that he would fall and break something after we
00:23:59 fall and break something after we realized the heartbreaking fact of the 14th of June I had one hope I had one wish I hope the Jakob was asleep that night and he hadn't seen or heard any of
00:24:10 night and he hadn't seen or heard any of the hablar things that happened and he left us happy and joyous as he'd always beans the 999 calls they they made that
00:24:21 beans the 999 calls they they made that night prove me wrong I heard my brother calling a cops name repeatedly and them sent I thought to hold him conscious telling him he will be ok Isaiah in
00:24:33 telling him he will be ok Isaiah in America
00:24:34 America telling him to declare the ones of God say la ilaha illa ha Jakob telling him he loves him I love you Jakob I then
00:24:45 he loves him I love you Jakob I then heard Jakob replying I love you too daddy
00:24:48 daddy all the joy and energy from his voice was drawn out and they were placed by heart making confusion sadness and fear
00:25:00 these the words of his cousin's Hannah and ELISA dear Jakob I remember how exciting it was forever when you came into the world your older
00:25:12 when you came into the world your older siblings Firdos and Yaya would both have a little brother me and my sister too it makes me smile when I think about how much energy you had even from the very
00:25:23 much energy you had even from the very beginning even before you could walk you would crawl around on the floor so fast that we could barely keep up and as you grew older the crawling turned into
00:25:34 grew older the crawling turned into walking running and constant jumping and dancing you had so much energy so much excitement I remember how eager you were to play in
00:25:45 I remember how eager you were to play in the snow when you visited us in Norway last winter the freezing cold winter weather didn't stop you I missed those days of playing in the snow dancing to
00:25:56 days of playing in the snow dancing to your favorite music and laughing at your jokes when the fun came to an end we said our goodbyes and you your sister your brother and your parents went back to London my sister and I were always so
00:26:09 to London my sister and I were always so disappointed when you had to leave but we both knew we would meet her again next year so it was alright this year we'd even have plans to go on vacation together in Italy or Turkey it was meant
00:26:23 together in Italy or Turkey it was meant to be a surprise so our parents hadn't told us I'm still so shocked that something this horrible could happen to someone so precious and someone so innocent I think of you and the memories
00:26:35 innocent I think of you and the memories that we shared together every single day and I'm so incredibly grateful that out of the unfairly little time you had in this world I got to spend some of it with you
00:26:46 with you thank you for filling my life and so many others with joy and happiness I will always love you Jakob Firdos these
00:26:59 will always love you Jakob Firdos these again are the words of Asma fer duce was an intelligent wise an eloquent 12 year old girl with an amazing voice she was born January 13 2005 two months before
00:27:14 born January 13 2005 two months before she was expected to come into the world they said she was very tiny almost the size of a hand her parents were very worried if she was going to be okay how is she gonna be
00:27:26 going to be okay how is she gonna be when she grows up she turned out to be a beautiful intelligent and eloquent girl with a beautiful voice she went to Alma tada Islamic school
00:27:37 she went to Alma tada Islamic school Avondale Primary School and ka a secondary school and she was popular among her peer groups and her teachers in all three schools she was known for
00:27:48 in all three schools she was known for her beautiful voice when reading the Quran and singing Nasheed in the Islamic school and for her singing and academic ability in all three schools she was extrovert but humble and kind at
00:28:02 she was extrovert but humble and kind at the same time ferdy's was responsible and mature for her age since she was little her parents never worried about her she never needed to be told to do her homework clean her room
00:28:16 told to do her homework clean her room get ready to go out she was a [ __ ] always ahead of everyone the only thing I ever heard that nur and Hashem complain about photos was food she was a
00:28:27 complain about photos was food she was a very picky eater bread with egg or jam were her only two preferences for breakfast she hated cheese and it took her ages to finish food with any type of
00:28:38 her ages to finish food with any type of cooked vegetable a librarian that new photos described her as the biggest bookworm she had ever known as a librarian yes
00:28:49 librarian yes Purdue's loved to read she was a very fast reader she had the ability to fully concentrate and read in the middle of a social gathering she would borrow five six books from the
00:29:01 she would borrow five six books from the library on Friday she would finish reading them on a Monday her parents used to buy books for her though they used to get surprised and sometimes irritated at the speed she finished
00:29:12 irritated at the speed she finished reading I once heard Hashim say I would have gone bankrupt if I kept on buying books for her at the same pace as she finished reading them Voodoo's was eloquent she used language beautifully
00:29:25 eloquent she used language beautifully she spoke Amharic very well compared to other children with the Ethiopian background she could also speak Arabic to a certain level whichever language
00:29:36 to a certain level whichever language she was speaking there was always a pleasant melody in her voice that would leave anyone surprised and happy at the end
00:30:22 thank you thank you my daughter's envied her spoken English they used to asked her to repeat words and expressions since they used to love to her her say them tracksuit bottoms
00:30:35 to her her say them tracksuit bottoms was their favorite every time we talk to produce on the phone she would always ask I miss you guys when are we gonna
00:30:46 ask I miss you guys when are we gonna meet what's the plan who you guys can they come to visit us or are you gonna come to visit you guys these three questions were almost always expected to be heard from Firdos she was only six
00:30:59 be heard from Firdos she was only six months older than my youngest daughter and she considered both my daughters as her sisters she used to say to her mum it wasn't fair she didn't have a female
00:31:10 it wasn't fair she didn't have a female close relative living in London and that my daughters were lucky to have each other she always looked forward to spending time with them and every time they came to visit us and then their way
00:31:21 they came to visit us and then their way to the airport she would say this was the best vacation ever
00:31:25 ever and we dad it's now your turn to come and visit us we were planning to meet that summer these are the words of her cousins
00:31:35 cousins pannin and ELISA that miss her terribly dear Firdos I was always in all of you you were so intelligent so talented but
00:31:46 you were so intelligent so talented but still so kind and humble sometimes people tend to forget to show appreciation for their family and loved ones that you never did whenever we talked on the phone you always the first
00:31:58 talked on the phone you always the first one to tell us how much he missed us and you couldn't wait to see us again he spread so much love and positivity and I always admired you for that one year we
00:32:10 always admired you for that one year we came to London while you and the rest of your family were on vacation in Ethiopia and I was disappointed we wouldn't get spend some time with you that summer your parents let us stay at your
00:32:21 your parents let us stay at your apartment while we were in London when we entered the apartment we saw the you'd left little gifts for me and my sister in the living room these little acts of kindness were very
00:32:33 these little acts of kindness were very typical of you and made my sister and I so happy it only reminds me of how caring and selfless you were it
00:32:45 how caring and selfless you were it still blows my mind how talented you were I remember the first time I heard you sing we were sitting in our cabin on a cruise to Denmark when you began singing it still amazes me how beautiful
00:32:57 singing it still amazes me how beautiful and strong your voice was when you speak it was just as beautiful to listen to you were so confident so articulate it sound as if you were reading from a book I'm so lucky to call you my cousin my
00:33:12 I'm so lucky to call you my cousin my sister and my friend thank you for being so kind hearted and loving thank you for besting me with your talent and intelligence thank you for making me feel special for those thank
00:33:24 making me feel special for those thank you so much I love you forever deer fur deuce you were the most talented and lovely person I have ever met you had an amazing and beautiful voice and you were
00:33:36 amazing and beautiful voice and you were good at everything you were not only my cousin but my best friend too I remember when you're in Norway last time you were looking forward to playing in the snow we played a lot and at the end of the
00:33:49 we played a lot and at the end of the day you told me that it was so cold you didn't want to do it again every night when we go into bed we used to tell each other we had to sleep right after we turned off the light
00:34:00 turned off the light we always ended up talking for a long time I will always love you
00:34:17 Yaya again these are the words of ask Yaya was a very kind polite loving generous thankful and pure hearted 13
00:34:29 generous thankful and pure hearted 13 year old boy me and my daughter went to London for the first time to attend his birth he came to the world on a night of August 6 after long hours of labor he was a happy
00:34:41 after long hours of labor he was a happy baby they used to sleep a lot he was the firstborn grandson and the second grandchild in the side of our family he went to Alma de de Islamic school and ka a high school Yaya was good in
00:34:55 ka a high school Yaya was good in mathematics and had an almost authentic Arabic accent more than English the uses surprised us all he had inherited the love and respect for his religion Islam from his mum it was
00:35:08 religion Islam from his mum it was heartwarming and lovely to listen to him read the Quran he never forgot to pray the five daily prayers no matter where he was school trip or holiday it never
00:35:20 he was school trip or holiday it never mattered
00:35:20 mattered he would always first ask politely the teacher or the responsible lad out there for permission to do the third prayer first he was the one that used to lead the prayers in his family my brother
00:35:32 the prayers in his family my brother Hashem and the rest the family standing behind him he used to lead prayers in his school and at some social gatherings as well he would sometimes read very
00:35:44 as well he would sometimes read very long chapters from the Quran and most adults would complain about the length of the end of the prayer only to find out later that he'd read only half the chapter out of consideration for them he
00:35:57 chapter out of consideration for them he used to say Salaam aleykum whoever he suspected to be a Muslim I remember Nura telling me they were in their way to his school he was around seven or eight and
00:36:09 school he was around seven or eight and he said Salaam alaikum to an apparently Muslim looking man the man was not happy about that I'm implied to him I'm not a Muslim Yaya said sorry and added that Salam alekum
00:36:20 said sorry and added that Salam alekum is not something bad it just means peace be upon you the guy couldn't help it become down and laugh this was typical Yahya he would always apologize in you
00:36:31 Yahya he would always apologize in you too
00:36:31 too situation URI was a very grateful boy he used to say are delicious to whatever food he was served except AG even without first testing it
00:36:43 except AG even without first testing it he always wants to make sure that everyone around him was okay he loved laughing so much he would do anything to make everyone laugh he could sing a silly song or make a funny grimace he
00:36:55 silly song or make a funny grimace he used to touch me or pinch me slightly sorry chase pinch and tickle him he then used to laugh so much that he wouldn't be able to run anymore I missed that laugh so much he used to call us just to
00:37:07 laugh so much he used to call us just to say hi and sometimes leave some irritating voice and video message just to bother us it was very typical of him so he had to be the word that he used
00:37:18 so he had to be the word that he used most in his unfairly short life he used to apologize for everything his little mistakes and sometimes for other people's mistakes as well he liked to make sure his apology was accepted so he
00:37:30 make sure his apology was accepted so he used to repeat the apology irritatingly so many times sorry sorry sorry I always felt very close to Yaya he trusted me he
00:37:41 felt very close to Yaya he trusted me he would tell me things and asked me not to tell his parents he always appreciated my advice Neuer knew that she would sometimes ask me to explain things to him I remember winter 2015 newer and the
00:37:57 him I remember winter 2015 newer and the kids came to visit us in Oslo yo-yo and I decided to share a room and a boat trip from Oslo to KL we started talking about stuff that bothered him at school and in everyday life we spent almost
00:38:10 and in everyday life we spent almost half the night talking it was a very special moment for both of us in the morning he was very happy and he ran to his mum and told us proudly that we'd
00:38:21 his mum and told us proudly that we'd spent half the night talking I was I am humbled by that yaya loved his parents he was very proud of them he would always have a story to tell me about his
00:38:32 always have a story to tell me about his mum or dad whenever he started to say my mum my dad we would look at each other and say here we go again he would present things that wouldn't cross other teenagers minds
00:38:43 teenagers minds to appreciate in an attractive way and Adyar that's my mum and dad he hated to be separated from them especially from
00:38:54 be separated from them especially from his mum Yaya was the first one in the family to be identified by the coroner and when we were told of his identification I said wherever yo was found the rest of the family will be
00:39:07 found the rest of the family will be there I was not wrong Yaya already had a plan for his life he was going to get married at the age of 25
00:39:16 25 like Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him his dream of what he wanted to be when he grows up was very different from what other children dreamt of he wanted to be
00:39:27 other children dreamt of he wanted to be used as a religious Islamic teacher everyone there met him used to fall in love with his politeness and pure hearted nurse he was a perfect example of how Muslims should be Harris Jai
00:39:41 of how Muslims should be Harris Jai Salam alaikum and Wiz Khalifa see you again were his favorite songs he would have turned 14 on the 5th of August
00:39:52 after attending a prayer led by yo-yo a week before the 14th of June a close friend of the family said to hash him Yaya is you're referring to Hashem and
00:40:05 Yaya is you're referring to Hashem and Noah ticket to Jenna a ticket to paradise a position that I strongly support there is no other place in paradise for a pure innocent happy and
00:40:16 paradise for a pure innocent happy and devote sale like his
00:40:25 Neuer Jamal again these are the words of asthma her bps Neuer was a positive minded devout and courageous mother and wife her constant devotion to her
00:40:38 wife her constant devotion to her religion and her trust in Allah couldn't pass unnoticed anywhere in at any time neuro was born in the place called silt eyes were a bay she had seven siblings
00:40:51 eyes were a bay she had seven siblings three sisters and four brothers fed via newer Sadiq Jamela deen mohammed seniya
00:41:04 newer Sadiq Jamela deen mohammed seniya and fedley she moved to Addis Ababa at a very young age staying with close relatives she was a strong woman she'd been through a lot and she'd worked hard
00:41:16 been through a lot and she'd worked hard for the life that she finally achieved she was proud and grateful for that she was always vibrant full of life and positive minded but one thing that was
00:41:28 positive minded but one thing that was very special about her was her constant devotion to her religion and her trust in Allah we were all taken aback by the way she used to think about her in every
00:41:40 way she used to think about her in every matter in this world Islam was her passion and she wise he managed to communicate her wisdom to her children in a way that no other parent could Nura
00:41:51 in a way that no other parent could Nura was grateful and she appreciated even the smallest things in life and her joy was courageous and contagious being around her could lighten up any
00:42:03 around her could lighten up any Wednesday in a matter of seconds she was sociable she could befriend absolutely anyone no matter who they were or what they believed in this was
00:42:15 were or what they believed in this was made evident by the number of different people who were desperately trying to find her and her family during the early days of the fire we received so much compassionate hugs on her behalf and
00:42:27 compassionate hugs on her behalf and people still come to me and tell me what a wonderful mother she was
00:42:37 hashey manure met in london through a common friend and they got married in 2002 being accepting and becoming part of the husband's family is not an easy
00:42:48 of the husband's family is not an easy task in our culture
00:42:58 market if anytime you need to have a break then just say so
00:43:11 being accepted and becoming part of the husband's family is not an easy task in our culture newer managed to achieve that in our family she used to kill the family in Ethiopia
00:43:22 she used to kill the family in Ethiopia more often than any of us used to do I still remember how Noah was telling me how they all missed us and wanted to see us during that summer I didn't manage to
00:43:33 us during that summer I didn't manage to come up with a specific plan as to where and when we could meet I'm so sorry I didn't come up with that plan what I wouldn't give for doing that now I'm so so be terribly sorry you had to
00:43:46 I'm so so be terribly sorry you had to see the pain and suffering of your kids and your husband I'm so sorry that we couldn't share your suffering you'll help us miss your confusion your pain and your fear I'm so sorry that you were
00:43:57 and your fear I'm so sorry that you were let down like this she was always very passionate when she talked about heaven as if she'd been there and seen it she seemed to know that heaven was waiting
00:44:08 seemed to know that heaven was waiting for her in our family we pray for Alice had gone to a peace in heaven for her her kids and her husband who she loves so much and these the words of her
00:44:22 so much and these the words of her nieces her Nana Anna Lysa you did a great job taking care of your family you cared about us you cared about everyone
00:44:33 cared about us you cared about everyone around you and you had no problem in showing your love you used to tell us to do the right thing for our own sake I love you so much auntie I love you we
00:44:46 love you so much auntie I love you we love you and we will miss you every day of our lives
00:44:54 this is a tribute to Hashem Kadir again in the words of asthma Hashem was our
00:45:06 in the words of asthma Hashem was our dearest smartest soft-hearted and generous brother and uncle and my best friend
00:45:12 friend he had the widest smile a person could have and he used to love to laugh he was generous he loved to share whatever he had with others without bragging and
00:45:24 had with others without bragging and without thinking a lot about tomorrow he was a favorite uncle to my daughters Hashem was the eighth of nine siblings Jamel Maremma bed Rhea and Mohammed Shem
00:45:38 Jamel Maremma bed Rhea and Mohammed Shem soot Fatuma Redwan hashem and me asthma we lost our mother I sure had a very young age
00:45:49 young age despite the persistent pressure from close relatives and friends our father Kadir Habib decided never to marry us marry again he brought us up with the help of our
00:46:00 he brought us up with the help of our oldest siblings Jamel Maremma and bed rear who sacrificed most of the earliest aderholt in keeping the family together I'm bringing bring us her bringing us up
00:46:12 bringing bring us her bringing us up they unlike themselves gave us the opportunity to focus on our school and attain higher education hashing was therefore deeply indebted to them
00:46:27 Hashim was a year ahead of me in school and we went to the same elementary in secondary school he was smart he was sociable almost everyone in our school knew him I used to be known not as me
00:46:40 knew him I used to be known not as me but as Hashim sister a sister of the smartest boy in our school I was proud of that but it was not always fun since
00:46:51 of that but it was not always fun since the teachers used to expect the same for me
00:46:54 me he used to participate in all sorts of extra curriculum activities as well he used to write poems draw do team nastic s' play football and sing
00:47:06 s' play football and sing he scored for the top scorer at the final matriculation exam and Sulli's electrical engineering has him never bragged about the fact that he was smart and in fact no one that didn't know him
00:47:18 and in fact no one that didn't know him before would suspect that he was academic this was because he used to have with all types of people he would blend into any kind of group very easily he had lots of friends both male and
00:47:31 he had lots of friends both male and female he came to the UK in 2008 he would continue with his education and study further hashim dropped his dream
00:47:44 study further hashim dropped his dream in fact everyone's dream for him for education and started working and earning money in his 16 years in the UK he'd worked as a construction worker a
00:47:56 he'd worked as a construction worker a parking attendant an electrician and finally he did the knowledge and became a black cab driver he made earning money and helping the family his priority even
00:48:08 and helping the family his priority even if the family specifically asked him to pursue his education he tried very hard he was trying very hard in order that
00:48:19 he was trying very hard in order that our older brothers and sister could start their own family he specifically felt very guilty about the fact that three of our older siblings haven't got their own children Hashim and me worked
00:48:31 their own children Hashim and me worked on these things together but I had my limits and would say okay we've tried this he didn't work so we move on Hashim had no limits he would always try again we'll find another way and he
00:48:44 again we'll find another way and he would still feel guilty when it didn't work out Hashim adored our Father our by 8 and Hashim never considered that the things he'd done to help the family were enough to pay back the life he'd
00:48:57 enough to pay back the life he'd sacrificed for us he would always worry about our father's help health and if he was happy Hashim was never very keen about social media it he posted something on his timeline
00:49:08 it he posted something on his timeline on Facebook it always had to do with one of the four things he was passionate about family football religion morality or societal issues
00:49:20 or societal issues if I'm as half a dad as you are then I'm successful this was a comment that Hashim wrote under a picture of our Father that our brother Jamal published
00:49:31 Father that our brother Jamal published on Facebook in 2009 he used to be very proud of the fact that he was the only one in the Far me that look like our father he used to joke around and said he was the only true son
00:49:44 he was the only true son Hashim used to talk about starting his own family since we were little hasha manure got married after he came to London and they got yaaaa the year after even after starting his
00:49:56 the year after even after starting his own family Hashim still had the same focus and sorting out the life situation of everyone in the family back home in Ethiopia Muir knew and respected tat he
00:50:08 Ethiopia Muir knew and respected tat he managed to transfer his love for his family to his own kids yaaaa buhdeuce and Yaqoob all the three kids had a special bond with us in the
00:50:19 kids had a special bond with us in the family Hashim loved his kids and his wife knew her very much whenever we discussed issues regarding family and child upbringing he always felt he hadn't done enough he especially
00:50:31 felt he hadn't done enough he especially worried about Yaya it took Hashim and your a while to settle their way of life and Hashem had to work long hours he felt guilty about being away from them
00:50:43 felt guilty about being away from them and not taking him on the holiday more often
00:50:46 often he received his black cab license in 2016
00:50:50 2016 both new and hashing were very satisfied about that they both said they could now relax and start spending more time together and traveling more they were
00:51:01 together and traveling more they were planning to travel to Disneyland on yo-yos birthday in August 2017 I'm almost sure that the ticket for that trip was bought we had a plan to travel together with our families including our
00:51:14 together with our families including our brother Edwin and his family in summer 2017
00:51:18 2017 I still have our chat conversations on my phone Lisbon reco big grab at Stockholm Istanbul and Prague were some of the cities that we considered it was
00:51:30 of the cities that we considered it was a holiday that me and my kids are still waiting
00:51:34 waiting hashem was a favorite uncle to my daughter's from their own words dear uncle hasshu i can't even begin to list all the things that made you the best
00:51:45 all the things that made you the best uncle brother father or friend one could possibly ask for you intelligent smart hard-working hilarious and caring you
00:51:57 hard-working hilarious and caring you always there for everyone and anyone who needed help you are different than all the other adult figures in my life you let me share my thoughts with you you maybe feel like my
00:52:08 thoughts with you you maybe feel like my opinions mattered and as the opinionated person I am I've always appreciated that one moment we would have long and serious discussions and the next one would be filled with nothing but jokes
00:52:19 would be filled with nothing but jokes and laughter I made fun of you and you made fun of me that was the essence of our relationship Yaya Firdaus and Yaqoob were the most incredible children and
00:52:31 were the most incredible children and their proof of what an amazing father you were Thank You Ben for being there for my mum me my sister and our entire family you made us all better people I've learned so much from you
00:52:44 I've learned so much from you and I'll carry that with me forever I will continue to be inspired by your hard work your kindness and the way you lived your life you traveled around the world and you were never afraid to take
00:52:55 world and you were never afraid to take risks and try something new so many people love you and rely on you so many people's lives have been affected by the whole were fat that you're no longer here we'll have to carry on with our
00:53:08 here we'll have to carry on with our lives without you and that will be more difficult than anything both me and everyone else who has known you will cherish every moment we've been lucky enough to share with you we will miss
00:53:19 enough to share with you we will miss you every day of our lives I love you thank you for being the best uncle in the world no word can express the pain and grief we have inside us
00:53:30 the pain and grief we have inside us over the loss of you and you and your whole family the way you were taken from us the things you had to go through in that horrible night and the fact that we were left with nothing we can say is
00:53:41 were left with nothing we can say is yours I'm so sorry you had to see the pain and suffering of your kids and your wife
00:53:47 wife and so sorry you were not able to help them I'm so sorry we couldn't share your suffering your helplessness your confusion your pain in your fear I'm so
00:53:58 confusion your pain in your fear I'm so sorry you were let down like this reading for a very long time without a break would you like a couple of minutes
00:54:09 well I'll do so if we may is when we finished this statement which isn't like a couple of pages to go I'll ask for a 5-minute break 2017 Wednesday the 14th
00:54:24 5-minute break 2017 Wednesday the 14th June summer sunny day Hashim newer fiddles yaaaa Jakob these things words and names still
00:54:37 Jakob these things words and names still start a pang of loneliness and privation inside me whenever that pang hits me the bad feelings start it's a feeling that has a physical location some were inside
00:54:48 has a physical location some were inside my stomach connected to my heart sending a message to my brain I always shut my eyes try to push the idea of the reality to the back of my mind I usually succeed
00:55:00 to the back of my mind I usually succeed I know but I refused to accept I refused to accept a future without them we were supposed to travel together get old together celebrate our children's achievements together and weddings
00:55:13 achievements together and weddings together I always talk about celebrating my daughter's 18th birthday with both of my relatives getting together in Norway for the celebration this was supposed to
00:55:24 for the celebration this was supposed to be a replacement for the wedding celebration that I never had Hashim and his family were the most certain guess and active participants of that celebration in my dreams in my
00:55:35 that celebration in my dreams in my imagination I imagined each the children hashey making a speech about my daughter it was supposed to be in 2019 for those was the second sis for my daughter's
00:55:47 was the second sis for my daughter's yard their first brother Jakob was their youngest brother they used to fight about holding his hand whenever we walked together I was dreaming one night I don't know
00:55:59 I was dreaming one night I don't know the exact scenario but it related to photos from the kids I was regretting very much that I haven't got more siblings for my daughters I was thinking without photos yo-yo and
00:56:11 I was thinking without photos yo-yo and Jakob my daughters are gonna have a very lonely future grandchildren are scarce and precious in my side of the family there were only a total of seven
00:56:22 there were only a total of seven grandchildren four boys and three girls that number is now almost halved how can one make sense of this the Grenville Terra Fire has taken even more for me
00:56:34 Terra Fire has taken even more for me and my family it has also stolen my father my hero the main reason for whatever good is inside me our father died only 12 days after he was told that his beloved child has
00:56:47 was told that his beloved child has perished with his whole family he persistently denied at the beginning there's something is horrible could happen to his generous devout and loving son and that he could survive his own
00:56:58 son and that he could survive his own beloved grandchildren
00:57:25 he died when he finally realized that they were in fact gone after only three days in a hospital bed how come when one makes sense of losing six family members
00:57:37 makes sense of losing six family members at the same time Hoshi Manurewa dearest and beloved brother and sister that we miss beyond words all the three children was shining stars in their own different
00:57:50 was shining stars in their own different ways and they were taken from us too early and in a terrible way the idea of pure and joyous souls like there's going through the horrible experience of that night what they'd seen what they'd felt
00:58:03 night what they'd seen what they'd felt before the end what their small and beautiful bodies had gone through during the 24 hours that tower was burning like a torch the fear and helplessness of their parents it's shaking me to my core
00:58:15 their parents it's shaking me to my core it made me lose my trust in humanity it made me doubt the very meaning of existence when I float flee from Norway on the day of the fire I was hoping I
00:58:27 on the day of the fire I was hoping I was 99% sure to get my brother and family alive a day or two later I was hoping to get some of them alive some days later I was hoping to bury them all
00:58:40 days later I was hoping to bury them all in their country of origin a month and a half later I was hoping to get some remains of my brother and his family that we can bury anywhere and get some type of closure we as a family are left
00:58:52 type of closure we as a family are left with nothing absolutely nothing Grenville Tower was on fire for more than 24 hours we were literally watching our loved ones turned from alive waving
00:59:04 our loved ones turned from alive waving and begging for help from windows to ashes we were watching all the time it felt that the attempt to save them to save what was left of them stop too early I'm not blaming the firefighters
00:59:17 early I'm not blaming the firefighters that were there on the night of the fire I'm sure they've done their best with whatever they had but some other responsible government department sitting somewhere was just sitting and watching them turned to ashes the whole
00:59:31 watching them turned to ashes the whole world had watched on TV a lady waving with a white cloth from the 22nd floor my brother in his whole family were found in the same flat a helicopter was there filming them and
00:59:44 a helicopter was there filming them and taking their picture the same helicopter could have saved at least one child I still have a problem of accepting the fact that the UK one of the most
00:59:57 fact that the UK one of the most powerful countries in the world couldn't do anything more in the year 2017 to save them to save what was left of them why wasn't more done to save our loved
01:00:08 why wasn't more done to save our loved ones why didn't the UK as a government tried to do more that night why wasn't more done to at least save their dead bodies was it because the lives the victims of Greenfoot tower
01:00:19 lives the victims of Greenfoot tower didn't matter was it because our pain doesn't matter was the cost of trying to do more higher than the lives of our loved ones was a price set for the
01:00:30 loved ones was a price set for the precious and fairly short live lives of yaqoob six foot earth 12 and yaya 13 dying is one thing how to die is another thing and how you were treated after you
01:00:43 thing and how you were treated after you died is a third thing our family members were let down on all three levels they were made to live in a chimney with a stay put instruction hanging on their
01:00:54 stay put instruction hanging on their wall long before the fire they were instructed repeatedly and for a long time to stay in their flat although everyone understood starting from the first 20 minutes of the fire that the
01:01:06 first 20 minutes of the fire that the fire was far from usual they were cremated unwillingly move on to move on is to put something behind you forget about it and never look back
01:01:18 about it and never look back go on to go on is to forget carry it forward with you and never forget we promised never to move on but we will try to go on
01:01:33 [Applause]
01:01:45 [Applause]
01:01:50 thank you very much it's very moving and a very powerful tribute thank you I think the family and everybody would welcome a five-minute breather please that sounds very sensible
01:02:12 you
01:25:38 thank you so in fact during the break afraid someone was taken I'm well so we've had a break I understand everything is now fine ladies all right yes thank you very much indeed thank you yes so we now turn to further
01:25:52 thank you yes so we now turn to further statements which I think Miri you're going to read perhaps you tell us what's going to be ready okay I'll start with a statement on behalf of Shem sue who is sitting on far on my far left who is the
01:26:04 sitting on far on my far left who is the brother of Hashim my name is Jim suka dear Habib I'm the older brother of Hashim Kadir the uncle of Yahia firdaus and Yakov Hashim and
01:26:15 of Yahia firdaus and Yakov Hashim and the brother-in-law of Nora Jamal all formerly of flat 192 Grenfell tower Hashim and I were born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia we were a close-knit family and
01:26:26 Ethiopia we were a close-knit family and all of us kids grew up together in a big house we loved and cared for each other we were somehow unique as a family we never really separated and we always looked out for each other
01:26:37 looked out for each other Hashim was born when I was a small child and I remember that clearly I remember he was a quick and alert baby I was very protective of him and loved him very much
01:26:47 much when Hashem's mum passed away he was very young our dad took on the role of mother and father and also eldest brother our father worked in the British
01:26:58 brother our father worked in the British Embassy as a chef for the Ambassador for 45 years he got an award one signed by Gordon Brown your prime minister at the time when we were little he used to cook
01:27:10 time when we were little he used to cook for us at home as we grew up the older siblings took on responsibility for cooking so we all became good cooks both the boys and the girls Hashim was a bit of an exception to that because he was
01:27:22 of an exception to that because he was such a clever student when it came to cooking he was so-so he had older siblings and we were the ones who cooked for him he was so clever from year 1 to year 12 he was always
01:27:34 from year 1 to year 12 he was always number one in the class at university he had straight A's he studied Electrical Engineering in Addis Ababa a funny memory from that time is that even though he was so
01:27:45 time is that even though he was so clever he had problems doing things with his hands
01:27:48 his hands even some things as simple as using a screwdriver he had very soft hands he used to joke with us and say if I had practical abilities like you guys I would not feel the need to develop this
01:27:59 would not feel the need to develop this academic ability as a child he was very close to his dad he always used to say I look like my daddy because of my
01:28:10 look like my daddy because of my father's position we all came to know British culture quite well from childhood we were invited to the British Embassy in Addis Ababa every Christmas we felt it was like a little England
01:28:22 we felt it was like a little England about 15 years ago or more Hashem came to the UK he met Nora and married her here they then visited Ethiopia regularly and often most recently six months before the fire
01:28:33 months before the fire they came with all the kids it is so hard to look back on that time now they used to stay with us in the family home I remained in the family home with my
01:28:44 I remained in the family home with my older sister Maria after the others left to care for my father Hashim how can I define it he was a complete person when I say complete I mean it all
01:28:56 person when I say complete I mean it all aspects of his personality were amazing he was well known by people in the mosque well respected and loved in the community loved by many and supportive of many he loved football
01:29:08 of many he loved football he was an Arsenal supporter and you're all the players and used to spread their news on Facebook he encouraged his kids to become supporters of Arsenal especially his eldest son Yaya who was a
01:29:19 especially his eldest son Yaya who was a keen football player he used to play around the Westway I remember he used to try and encourage me to get married to have children he said Allah gave me these three beautiful children I want
01:29:31 these three beautiful children I want you to have the same he also advised me about work he was everything to me when Hashim called home he made sure all the kids spoke to everyone all the auntie's and all the cousins the family
01:29:45 auntie's and all the cousins the family connection was very important to him when the kids came to visit they liked addis ababa very much when they came to our house they had their own rooms we looked after them and they always enjoyed their time with us if there was
01:29:57 enjoyed their time with us if there was anything of theirs to be fixed I was the one who fixed it I remember one of those days
01:30:02 days they said uncle you're so clever you always fix everything for us because you know I'm good with my hands one of the saddest things is I remember the children called me just five days
01:30:13 the children called me just five days before the incident Hashim called me and the kids spoke to me on the phone and said we miss you I later realized that was the last time we spoke I was at work when I heard a cemre called me she said
01:30:27 when I heard a cemre called me she said you need to go home all of you need to go home and pray now for three long days we kept our doors closed and followed the news sometimes I heard somewhere
01:30:39 the news sometimes I heard somewhere alive at other times we heard they were all dead it was so confusing after that Asuma said I've been round the hospitals they're not there I just
01:30:53 the hospitals they're not there I just want to prepare you for the worst the day we heard the news our Father was numb he did not cry he kept it all inside him but he could not sit still
01:31:05 inside him but he could not sit still and then he had difficulties breathing my brother and I took him to hospital but his condition deteriorated and after a few days on the 26th of June 2017 he
01:31:17 a few days on the 26th of June 2017 he passed away the family gathered in Addis Ababa for his funeral and then many of us came here to await Hashem's family's funeral our father's death was so hard
01:31:29 funeral our father's death was so hard for the family and for me who was living with him and caring for him then when I came here it seemed it was difficult to identify the bodies it was a long wait it hurt very much that it took so long
01:31:43 it hurt very much that it took so long first they say they had found Yaya then Nora
01:31:47 Nora then Hashem and firdaus then last of all Jakob each time we had to be explaining back home bit by bit the family was
01:31:58 back home bit by bit the family was hurting so very much not only that we also didn't know are they going to find parts of the body would there be an actual body to bury it was an awful time
01:32:11 actual body to bury it was an awful time now I feel it would be difficult for me to go back home and face people and explain to them what has happened what the case is this is because we still have no clear report at
01:32:22 because we still have no clear report at all of what actually happened no one has taken responsibility not knowing is the hardest thing this is why I'm here
01:32:43 the next statement is on behalf of Sadiq Jamal colberto who is the younger sister of Nura Jamal
01:32:53 brother my name is Sadiq Jamal cubetto I'm the younger brother of Nura Jamal the uncle of Yaya
01:33:01 of Yaya Firdaus and yaqoob Hashim and the brother-in-law of Hashim Kadir Nura and I were born in a town in silt a a rural
01:33:12 I were born in a town in silt a a rural area in the south of Ethiopia about 200 kilometers from the capital Addis Ababa Nura is my sister through my mother and she had two other sisters through our
01:33:23 she had two other sisters through our mother she also had four siblings through her father our father adopted Nora when she was a very small baby so she grew up with us and with our mother my memories of our child in silt'e a are
01:33:36 my memories of our child in silt'e a are warm and happy our house was not a big one it was just one large room and we all slept on the floor it was a countryside house made of grass and wood there were chickens another livestock in
01:33:49 there were chickens another livestock in and around the house and a farm as well we grew wheat and other grains craps Nura was a very quick child she was different from everyone else in our home
01:34:00 different from everyone else in our home she seemed to grow up much faster than the rest of us although she never went to school she was very bright despite her young age she used to advise us all and we trusted her from a very early
01:34:12 and we trusted her from a very early stage as we grew up most of the children moved away from our region to the bigger cities but our parents stayed behind and so did other members of the extended family the first person to move from
01:34:25 family the first person to move from home to addis ababa was nora and this happened when she was very young she went to Addis when she was about 14 to work initially as a housemaid her work
01:34:36 work initially as a housemaid her work supported the entire family she was a very extraordinary person very open to others at home she was seen as a good figure an example not only by me but by
01:34:48 figure an example not only by me but by all I remember I always felt happy when she came to visit in fact the entire town were pleased whenever they saw her I remember when she used to come home from addis ababa to visit SIL ter she
01:35:01 from addis ababa to visit SIL ter she would go to visit the poorer areas that were very muddy cars can't access those parts only a horse can she would just jump onto a horse and go and visit the needy I remember she rode a horse in
01:35:15 needy I remember she rode a horse in this way once and then she dismounted and while she was walking it was so muddy she lost a shoe in the mud she didn't bother about it she just threw his shoes aside and continued barefoot
01:35:26 his shoes aside and continued barefoot she was just amazing very quickly she decided I needed to improve my chances in life and she arranged for me to move to Jimmu which is a large city not far from us this was when I was about 14
01:35:39 from us this was when I was about 14 years old I was then able to complete my education in order to find work and also support the family back home Nura was the one who encouraged me to leave the countryside for my betterment while I
01:35:51 countryside for my betterment while I was still in Jima Nora continued to work in Addis she then decided to move to Saudi Arabia and from there she eventually travelled to London she met her husband Hashim who was a really
01:36:03 her husband Hashim who was a really lovely man here in London when I finished my education in jima I too moved to Addis Ababa this was a typical route moving from the countryside to the
01:36:14 route moving from the countryside to the city when we were children our dream was to go to the big city and support the family although all my new family my wife and child are now in addis ababa my
01:36:25 wife and child are now in addis ababa my roots are in silt a and I think Norah felt the same it was always still our home and the family house is still there we stayed in close contact with the family back home
01:36:37 close contact with the family back home there is a Muslim holy day that everyone comes home to silt a4 in order to see the family it is called Arafah so every year I saw her there if anyone was ill
01:36:48 year I saw her there if anyone was ill in the family we would also all gather in sit here that's how I kept seeing her several times each year after I was in addis ababa for a bit she said you're now the other person
01:37:00 she said you're now the other person supporting the family so she arranged for me to go to work in Saudi Arabia by that time she was already in London we spoke on the phone and on video link regularly after moving
01:37:12 and on video link regularly after moving to London Nura continued to support the family Nura was in everybody's life in that way supporting us not only financially but also morally and emotionally and not only us but also
01:37:24 emotionally and not only us but also other people from seal tear after they married Hashim Anora always visited both Jimmu and still today when they visited ethiopia
01:37:33 ethiopia I met Hashim for the last time about a year and a half ago Nora's wish was always for me to marry and have children and in fact she helped introduce me to my wife who is also from
01:37:44 introduce me to my wife who is also from Syria I've been married for two years now my wife was pregnant just before the fire neuro was always saying when am I going to see your baby and was looking forward to seeing her
01:37:56 and was looking forward to seeing her but that never happened on the night of the fire was a mecca I was working there for a construction company Hussein one
01:38:07 for a construction company Hussein one of my half-brothers who also works in Saudi got a phone call from Ethiopia when he heard the news he called me to his house and very gradually told me
01:38:18 his house and very gradually told me what had happened although he himself was not sure of the details at that point at first he just said come and have lunch with me he didn't say much but prominent people from our community
01:38:30 but prominent people from our community started coming to his home and they said things like we cannot live forever Death Comes to all of us things might separate us gradually I grew more and more
01:38:42 us gradually I grew more and more worried about what might have happened no one was really clear about it they said they knew only that there was a fire in London a big building was burning I said are there any survivors
01:38:55 burning I said are there any survivors are they okay then I started dialing Nora on my phone I kept calling her number but it didn't go through when they finally mentioned Nora by name I just lost it I don't remember what it
01:39:08 just lost it I don't remember what it was they said I'm not sure what happened the only thing I kept saying was did anyone survive I named each of them Nora Hashem and the children and they kept
01:39:20 Hashem and the children and they kept answering no it was so terrible I flew to Addis and went to seal dare to see my father to be blessed by him as soon as Berea and the others arrived my father said why are
01:39:32 others arrived my father said why are you here this is not the usual time to come they said to him sit down there are things we want to tell you Norah and the children may have passed away he was so
01:39:44 children may have passed away he was so shocked I've lost him too now he died within five months of the fire my last memory of Nora Hashim and the children is from four or five days before the
01:39:56 is from four or five days before the fire I was in Mecca and I had a call from Nora she said to me make dua pray for me there then I heard four douse her
01:40:08 for me there then I heard four douse her daughter saying who's that on the phone and Nora said it's your uncle speak to him I remember all the children then shouted uncle uncle that was the last time I spoke to them
01:40:32 the next statement is on behalf of Nuria
01:40:37 who is the younger sister of Nora my name is Nuria Jamal kill Beto I'm the youngest sister of Nora Jamal the aunt of Yahia firdaus and jakob hashem and
01:40:49 of Yahia firdaus and jakob hashem and the sister-in-law of hashem Khedira i was the youngest in the family like Nora I'm also from Syria in Ethiopia I was little when Nora left for Addis she was
01:41:00 little when Nora left for Addis she was quite a lot older than me I remember her coming to see us on holidays to visit me and my mom and dad I remember Nora and our mother were always very close to each other Nora was always worried about our mother
01:41:13 Nora was always worried about our mother and if she heard anyone was going home to the village she would send messages and gifts through them my mother also loved Nora very much and when Nora moved away to London it was a big shock for
01:41:24 away to London it was a big shock for her I believe it may have contributed to her death which came shortly after after my mother died when I was ten or twelve I moved to the nearest city Jimmu my
01:41:35 I moved to the nearest city Jimmu my brother Sadiq was already there and my eldest sister Maria was there too so I lived with them Nora then said you're growing up you need to progress and she
01:41:47 growing up you need to progress and she arranged for me to go to Addis Ababa when I had lived there for a while I said to Nora I'm always leaning on you for your support let me support myself so she arranged for me to go to Saudi Arabia
01:41:59 arranged for me to go to Saudi Arabia and I worked there the house made about three years ago I married an Ethiopian man in Saudi Arabia I became pregnant but tragically a few months later I
01:42:12 but tragically a few months later I miscarried one of the things I will never forget was how when I told Nora on the phone she cried so bitterly for me she tried to encourage me after my loss but then only months later I ended up
01:42:25 but then only months later I ended up crying for her she used to go back to seal tear quite regularly I last met her there with her two older children for Dowson Yaya this must have been about
01:42:37 Dowson Yaya this must have been about five years ago I also met her husband Hashim twice or three times Nora was my strongest connection every
01:42:49 Nora was my strongest connection every Juma Friday now I can't sleep because that was the day on which she used to call me and I used to speak to the kids and Nora would say to them this is your auntie I remember for a douse always
01:43:01 auntie I remember for a douse always said on the phone when you're going to come and visit us auntie I was in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia working as a housemaid when I heard it was during the month of Ramadan we have a half-brother in Mecca
01:43:14 Ramadan we have a half-brother in Mecca Hussein and he and Sadiq called me and said come to make her too fast with us I went to Mecca they all knew before I got there I didn't I arrived and they said
01:43:26 there I didn't I arrived and they said have a meal go to sleep I said is there anything I need to know and they said no go to sleep I said please tell me if there is anything I need to know someone said
01:43:39 anything I need to know someone said London when I heard that word London I listened no further I opened the door and left they said there was a fire in
01:43:50 and left they said there was a fire in the building where Nora I used to live they started telling me about the fridge and how the whole building burned I asked but if 20 floors burned was there no one there to save them I asked about
01:44:04 no one there to save them I asked about Hashem I asked about the children they said all were gone this was on the Thursday because I was quite confused I put credit in my phone and tried to call Nora but of course she was burned
01:44:17 call Nora but of course she was burned by then after that I left Saudi and travelled to Addis and from there to London to bury my loved ones only later after arriving here in London did I come
01:44:29 after arriving here in London did I come to understand how important she had been to others I discovered she had been so good to others that she was connected to people from all around the world eretrians Sudanese Somalis the Imams in
01:44:43 eretrians Sudanese Somalis the Imams in the mosques knew her well she was known by all as a loving person so many people who were close to her came to the funeral she had close friends in London who were like sisters too I was surprised and comforted to meet
01:44:57 I was surprised and comforted to meet people from all walks of life and all nationalities who felt they needed to be at the funeral she was more than a mother to me when I needed help she was
01:45:08 mother to me when I needed help she was the only person I could rely on but now she is not here I miss her losing her is losing my whole life losing an entire family is the
01:45:19 life losing an entire family is the saddest thing I was and I'm still numb all I have are memories when I was asked to give this statement I was disturbed
01:45:31 to give this statement I was disturbed but I feel the truth needs to come out that is why I needed to find the courage to speak what matters to me is to know how my sister died I want to know if
01:45:43 how my sister died I want to know if there is anybody who bears responsibility because I cannot bring them back I can only pray God to bless them now
01:45:55 [Applause]
01:46:02 the last statement before the film is from Berea who is Nora's elder sister
01:46:12 my name is Berea Jamal gilberto I'm the eldest sister of Nora Jamal the aunt of Yahia firdaus and Yaqoob Hashim and the sister-in-law of Hashim Kadir when
01:46:24 sister-in-law of Hashim Kadir when little Nora came to our home I was a child I remember my dad bringing home a tiny little baby I used to love playing with her she was so sweet my dad loved
01:46:35 with her she was so sweet my dad loved her and saw her as his daughter Nora in childhood was very happy a smiley child I never really saw her unhappy or sad she was very easily attached and she
01:46:47 she was very easily attached and she didn't mind being picked up by anyone as she grew up she dedicated herself to looking after the family Allah gave her education and intelligence even though
01:46:58 education and intelligence even though she never went to school and she then tried to help the rest of us although I was the eldest in the family it was Nora who always took responsibility for us all imagine
01:47:09 responsibility for us all imagine imagine her going to add his aged just 14 and working two jobs by working hard she was able to rent a small place and next to that place she opened a coffee
01:47:20 next to that place she opened a coffee shop in which she made coffee and tea Nora and my mum who was so close before Nora went to Saudi I remember Nora brought my mom from sill tear to Addis
01:47:32 brought my mom from sill tear to Addis Ababa for a holiday that must have been a wonderful experience for both of them when Nora moved to London a mother was terribly upset she felt she would never see her again
01:47:43 see her again Nora said to her on the phone I will come and see you within a year but in fact he didn't have a chance to see her again in her lifetime Nora's documents were not ready in time and my mum died quite shortly after her
01:47:56 and my mum died quite shortly after her move when Nora got her resident status she came to visit us on her own later she came again with Hashim after they got engaged and after that she came back
01:48:08 got engaged and after that she came back often with him and with the kids when I grew up I got married in sealed air I stayed in silt'e for a while and then moved to Jemma I have children
01:48:21 moved to Jemma I have children five boys but although I'm their mother I know Nora was an additional important person in their lives who helped raise them she would always say to me I didn't
01:48:32 them she would always say to me I didn't go to school nor did you now we have a responsibility towards our kids I will send mine to school and so must you because of this encouragement all my
01:48:43 you because of this encouragement all my boys go to school in Jimmu I remember she would often call me early in the morning on my mobile saying where are they have they gone to school have they eaten breakfast after they had settled
01:48:54 eaten breakfast after they had settled in London Nora and her family came regularly to visit Addis Ababa and from there to see me in Jima for a couple of weeks and then everyone would go off together to visit the family home in silt a neural loved recording nature on
01:49:07 silt a neural loved recording nature on video I think the last time I saw her was a year before the fire when she came to Theo Pia and went back to visit Cielo Terre with her children during that
01:49:18 Terre with her children during that visit she filmed the area around Sid air which has a lot of greenery and beautiful lakes and she loved to film them she had many videos the last time she came she said to me I'll send you a copy of whatever I record but she never
01:49:31 copy of whatever I record but she never got the chance it probably all burned with her she also loved jumping on a horse if we were in the car and saw a horse she would just impulsively say let's stop and ride personally I'm
01:49:44 let's stop and ride personally I'm afraid of horses but she loved them so much when nura came to my home in Jima if she saw anyone in need she would give someone else who lived nearby some money and
01:49:55 else who lived nearby some money and asked them to give her money to the needy person she supported those who have little or nothing but she also tried to do it secretly and sensitively so as not to harm their dignity how can I describe Hashim he was
01:50:10 dignity how can I describe Hashim he was a great person when they came to Juma to see me I remember I didn't even want to sleep for talking to them and spending time together Nora's daughter firdaus was like a copy of her she looked so much like her
01:50:25 my kids still can't believe that we've lost all of them they used to always to joke together you see Nora and Hashem made sure their kids here spoke Amharic so they were able to maintain contact with my kids
01:50:37 able to maintain contact with my kids Neuros kids were proud of this they would joke around and say look I can speak amharic now when I talk to my children they constantly want to talk to Nora's kids
01:50:48 constantly want to talk to Nora's kids one of my children who is the same age as Yehia
01:50:51 as Yehia Nora's eldest says to me now why should I go to school Nora was the foundation of our home now everything feels closed down my mind is closed my heart is
01:51:04 down my mind is closed my heart is broken from the very day I heard of the incident I was in Jimmu on Tuesday we spoke on the phone on Wednesday and Thursday we didn't speak on Friday I
01:51:16 Thursday we didn't speak on Friday I felt ill I didn't know anything but something felt wrong I didn't go to work I was working it's a hotel at the time it was ramadan hashem system Mihrimah
01:51:29 it was ramadan hashem system Mihrimah called me and said asommus says pray for us make do our prayers I felt something was very wrong I just threw my mobile phone on the ground that night I went to Addis then
01:51:44 ground that night I went to Addis then we went to Syria to visit my dad my dad was already unwell at the time and I didn't really want to tell him when he heard a lot of people shouting and crying and said what's going on I said
01:51:55 crying and said what's going on I said it's not confirmed but this is what we've heard then we told him he fainted from that moment onward he sort of gave up and that was it really
01:52:06 up and that was it really he was very ill he kept asking what about the children did none of them survive what about the husband these conversations continued for months until
01:52:18 conversations continued for months until it was burial time we kept saying it was not confirmed I feel this contributed to his death I feel it was not only because he was old and unwell we are bleeding
01:52:29 he was old and unwell we are bleeding inside we are so hurt it is so sad to lose all five of them at least if one could have survived we have kept the name of the family when we
01:52:42 have kept the name of the family when we came to the UK after it happened we thought the barrier would be straightforward but when we arrived everything turned out otherwise even now when I think of that time it still hurts
01:52:55 when I think of that time it still hurts me badly
01:52:56 me badly it weighs me down only after the burial could we finally say that's it there is no hope that was when I could actually say it to my children to my family to
01:53:08 say it to my children to my family to everyone how can i express this although I might seem like an ordinary human being
01:53:16 being moving around and functioning as usual inside I'm burning coming here and
01:53:27 inside I'm burning coming here and talking to people who knew her and loved her and her children and discovering how respected she was here it does give us some sort of comfort I'm glad to be here and to hear about her from others I would want to
01:53:40 about her from others I would want to stay here at least for a while I want to know what happened to my sister that night that is why I'm still here because I cannot put a full stop to her story
01:54:02 thank you now I think there's a film which we're going to watch
01:54:34 there was this debate mate competition going on you know schools against each other in grocery trying to get the best debaters in the whole of Education of unite and I was a judge and Bill Gates
01:54:47 unite and I was a judge and Bill Gates was the man giving the prizes and I had to judge the best floor speech and she stood out above anybody else she was 12 years old for dolls and I wanted it to
01:54:59 years old for dolls and I wanted it to her and Bill gave the prize she was absolutely spellbinding an amazingly confident girl she died it breaks my
01:55:17 confident girl she died it breaks my heart
01:55:18 heart absolutely breaks my heart I never
01:56:19 absolutely breaks my heart I never expected it and the family had the problem of accepting this
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01:58:03 [Music] there are all and it's heart of it I is even hotter Sutra and you know I keep on forgetting that welcome when I am
01:58:14 forgetting that welcome when I am thinking of things I I think I think of them as if they're stiff
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01:59:25 [Music] deliver time remove that you wouldn't be saving about in a posh
01:59:45 yeah Kea had his unique sense of humor he was very very competitive we used to play basketball and he would play like his rugby
01:59:52 his rugby you know I rugby tackle two people in the middle of basketball no contact no contact
01:59:56 contact yeah Kea had a big big heart and he had a unique character and personality he was so so funny I just remember all the times that used to make us laugh both our team and also the children he would
02:00:08 our team and also the children he would always have us in stitches
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02:00:42 [Music] [Applause] I shall must have a thorough Nagamasa
02:01:00 I shall must have a thorough Nagamasa thorough notes fairly button but I did make a check that will live through megabytes in Montenegrin attack so in
02:01:17 megabytes in Montenegrin attack so in average ADT Lacon dead mozart won't you rocky the licks on a purse
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02:02:07 [Music] [Applause] we have so much and we're so fortunate to have it and we all have her and we're
02:02:18 to have it and we all have her and we're lucky
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02:03:00 thank you all very much that was a really moving presentation thank you thank you everybody we have one more presentation left I just need five minutes to organize that and then we'll
02:03:13 minutes to organize that and then we'll be ready right thank you very much
02:03:25 you
02:08:57 thank you sir the last commemoration today is on behalf of Steve power yes
02:09:13 he lived in flat one too - we have on stage
02:09:19 stage Claudia Davis who describes herself as Steve's first love Cheri power his daughter Rebecca Ross his daughter Bobby Ross her brother and
02:09:34 his daughter Bobby Ross her brother and I think Claudia you're going to start and one more joke I'm so sorry Craig I'm sorry Craig you were down under there I didn't see how does Craig fit into all
02:09:45 didn't see how does Craig fit into all of this son thank you very much sorry Craig who's gonna go first
02:09:59 my name is Claudia Davis Steve powers my first love and the father of my first son Wayne power Davis my heart myself
02:10:10 son Wayne power Davis my heart myself I'm also step mommy - Bobby and Rebecca power Ross and sherry and crave power you've not really seen a lot of us or heard very much from us regarding Steve
02:10:21 heard very much from us regarding Steve as like everybody else deeply deeply traumatized by the events on June 14th we only buried two evil week before Christmas so last year's roaring it's
02:10:34 Christmas so last year's roaring it's still very raw we would like you to hear some words from a song that reminds us with Steve power it's a beautiful song
02:10:48 with Steve power it's a beautiful song and it reminds us maybe of Steven maybe even last moments some song by rag and bone man you've sung it at the BRIT Awards yeah very emotional songs I just
02:11:03 Awards yeah very emotional songs I just want to read you to some just lip sections from it when I heard that sound when the walls came down when I was thinking about you when my skin grows
02:11:15 thinking about you when my skin grows old when my breath runs cold I'll be thinking about you when I run out of air to breathe it's your ghost I see I'll be thinking about you while I
02:11:27 I'll be thinking about you while I reached out for your hand when the walls came caving in well I'll see you on the other side and we can try it all over again
02:11:34 again these are the words from rag-and-bone man as I said before some skins so I've just rip this little bit the power Dave power Davis Ross family would like to
02:11:48 power Davis Ross family would like to say thank you to all family and friends and the public for donations to wane Bobby's and Rebecca's Just Giving page and continued support from the UK and
02:11:59 and continued support from the UK and around the world it means so much to us the family would like to say one love to storms they for his support at the BRIT Awards and a big love to rag-and-bone
02:12:10 Awards and a big love to rag-and-bone man for the beautiful song skin as a family we fingers Steve power when we hear this song this could never ever ever happen again and it's gotta be justice for grenfell
02:12:23 and it's gotta be justice for grenfell so we're gonna read some bits that the kids have all put together for Steve
02:12:31 take your time no rush our dad Steve was born on the 18th of August 1953 and was raised in led book Grove his family
02:12:44 raised in led book Grove his family originated from Waterford in Ireland which is where he told me glass was made he was one of three children with a brother and a sister he had five
02:12:55 brother and a sister he had five children
02:12:55 children Greg myself Wayne Bobby and Rebecca even though some of us have different mothers you can tell we're all siblings simply
02:13:06 you can tell we're all siblings simply because we've all taken his most dominant features in his younger days our dad was a lorry driver and a chauffeur for artists the one we most
02:13:17 chauffeur for artists the one we most know of is the wee pup a girl rappers he was also a DJ touring at various venues with his friend a house artist named Kathy Brown and other DJ's such as
02:13:29 Kathy Brown and other DJ's such as Goldie
02:13:30 Goldie he played house garage R&B reggae and soul
02:13:37 soul growing up we all heard him play all sorts in the house he had such an electric taste in music our house was always filled with good vibes people
02:13:48 always filled with good vibes people would come over to listen to music and have a drink eat good home-cooked food and enjoy themselves his favorite song was down by the river by Morgan heritage
02:13:59 was down by the river by Morgan heritage I still play that song whenever I'm homesick or want flashbacks of us from the past as kids he exposed us to so many different music I've got a real
02:14:13 many different music I've got a real appreciation of music he's a white Irish man with a ponytail but when he was DJing he used to shout things like rewind and Jah Rastafari I used to say
02:14:32 rewind and Jah Rastafari I used to say that he was a West Indian man trapped in an Irish man's body our dad had many catchphrases another notable one is when he had to be playing music and randomly
02:14:43 he had to be playing music and randomly shout scream if you want to go faster he had loads of nicknames but went by DJ Stevie yeah yeah our dad used to say the
02:14:54 Stevie yeah yeah our dad used to say the funniest things I remember being accepted into University and telling him about it he just couldn't help but say you're going to university but guess
02:15:05 you're going to university but guess what I've been to the University of Life he himself was just high on life he used to get a kick out of winding people up
02:15:16 to get a kick out of winding people up especially his friend JJ which I would always join in and entertain my dad some more he would also text people saying they know you know and cackle about it
02:15:29 they know you know and cackle about it waiting for the responses he just wanted to see what people would say and who was hiding secrets
02:15:39 our dad was nothing short of a character he left some sort of impression on everyone like Marmite the majority loved him he was a straight-up person what you
02:15:52 him he was a straight-up person what you see is what you get some people not like how upfront he was but he had no filter he would just say what whatever was on his mind and you'd have to accept it
02:16:05 his mind and you'd have to accept it either way even the people that had only met him once I've never forgotten him I believe this was for two reasons he could be very assertive in how he came
02:16:17 could be very assertive in how he came across but only if the situation needed it for example I went to the doctor's with him once and we were waiting for about 3045 minutes which is typical
02:16:29 about 3045 minutes which is typical anyway when we got in the first thing he said to the doctor was do you mind explaining to me what appointment means what is the point in booking
02:16:40 what is the point in booking appointments if you're not going to be on time so yes he'd be assertive or you would be laughing non-stop with him because if he's our outlook on life for
02:16:51 because if he's our outlook on life for the past several years he was known as the man with the dogs the dogs were the most important thing in his life they were his best friends true to the saying
02:17:02 were his best friends true to the saying a dog is a man's best friend we had Stevie who he just had to name after himself Divac and Jess they were a family of
02:17:14 Divac and Jess they were a family of Staffordshire Bull Terriers made up of mum dad and daughter they were all extremely friendly and liked to socialize with people Deva was given to
02:17:25 socialize with people Deva was given to us by one of my dad's friends because her owners didn't treat her properly our father being the man he was took it upon himself to care for her and soon she
02:17:36 himself to care for her and soon she become part of the family jess was one of the little puppies that we kept everyone has a story to tell about our dad whether I know them personally or
02:17:49 dad whether I know them personally or complete strangers our bump into at work it's always nice to hear about other people's experiences and what and what how they betrayed my dad it's been
02:18:01 how they betrayed my dad it's been nearly a year since he passed but little things like that make me feel close to him again I remember for years people used to get his attention by shout in
02:18:12 used to get his attention by shout in Steve Steve from the bottom of the block they would call out him even just to see how he was and to hear all the family were well our dad loved a lot of things
02:18:26 were well our dad loved a lot of things about but his passion was fishing he loved to fish along the canal by the Sainsbury's on the brook Grove he used to bring me along when I was young this is Rebecca he would bring his
02:18:40 young this is Rebecca he would bring his radio and a hot flask weave tightly in because that's the only one that anyone should drink apparently that was nice because we would sit for hours and he
02:18:51 because we would sit for hours and he would tell stories of fish he caught a fish as big as you he would say and then laugh away to himself before scaring me with his maggot bait he always took
02:19:02 with his maggot bait he always took pictures with the fish that he caught before putting them back into the water in the front room he had a whole frame full of pictures of the best fish he had caught over the years my dad was my best
02:19:15 caught over the years my dad was my best friend doctor and teacher of life all in one now I feel so lost without him I have no one I can speak to the way we did no one to gossip with about people
02:19:27 did no one to gossip with about people or things that built that happened on the estate no ones who exaggerate my sickness with to guilt-trip him into looking after me no one to write letters for because they are dyslexic
02:19:39 for because they are dyslexic I'm not even forced to sit down and teach him how to use his laptop top but anymore being raised by him it was only natural that I would adopt his
02:19:52 natural that I would adopt his personality us having such a close relationship meant that we'd argue from time to time and it's actually crazy that I miss him shouting at me I passed my driving test
02:20:03 shouting at me I passed my driving test and bought my first car without him there which didn't feel right at all my brothers and I now have to live our lives and hit milestones or achieve great things without the privilege of
02:20:15 great things without the privilege of having him to witness it all he grew up in lebryk Grove and lived there for majority of his life he had lived in Granville Tower for 32 years in that
02:20:27 Granville Tower for 32 years in that time he had seen and been a part of many changes to the area I spoke to him about moving out once and he said why would I want to leave this view why would I want
02:20:39 want to leave this view why would I want to leave my penthouse if he was still here now there's no doubt that he would be the chairman of Granville United he would have said I know the block better than anyone else I know how this needs
02:20:51 than anyone else I know how this needs to go down I feel like he had one of the biggest voices in the room he always had a good argument and always fought for
02:21:02 a good argument and always fought for what was right he had a good heart and he was genuine he would warn other residents about adjusts adjustments being made to the properties and to not let the gas and electric people in when
02:21:14 let the gas and electric people in when they were trying to force different meters on us he also helped a few residents in the block get new kitchens after we got ours replaced I believe he
02:21:25 after we got ours replaced I believe he was a man of the people especially for the neighbors and residents of grim Phil our dad lived in that that block for so long that he would have experienced more
02:21:37 long that he would have experienced more than one fire there I don't know whether that is why he was reluctant to leave that night and unfortunately we will never know but I do know that my dad
02:21:48 never know but I do know that my dad wasn't in the tower when the fire started but he came back to wake me up out of my sleep some of the news reports state that my dad didn't want to leave because of his dogs but this is not true
02:22:01 because of his dogs but this is not true like everyone else we were told to remain in our home by all thora is so we did it wasn't a peaceful night there was panic and drama
02:22:12 peaceful night there was panic and drama he didn't die peacefully in his sleep in his last moments I don't know what he was feeling I don't know if he was scared waiting for someone or simply
02:22:23 scared waiting for someone or simply waited to die the dogs stayed wrapped around him right to the end he needs justice all the victims do because as much as he loved that block
02:22:34 because as much as he loved that block he didn't deserve to die in it
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02:22:54 so you may think that that's a convenient point to finish yes it is but I'd like to thank you all very much first because it was a really moving tribute thank you to say yes just
02:23:09 tribute thank you to say yes just written down here it's all a bit scribble describe a day and it's all written nicely and you know PC properly because if it really came out of my mouth it will go down very nicely today
02:23:21 mouth it will go down very nicely today so I'm gonna read this nicely we are a large strong family when you have a disagreement with people out and Street anywhere yeah kind of read it
02:23:35 anywhere yeah kind of read it you can argue you know you fall out you can sort it out you know by talking about it working out different arrangements my family were survivors of
02:23:48 arrangements my family were survivors of life yeah this is not the only traumatic thing that's happened to us that's been on the news etc yeah and we're fighters naturally yeah so who do you argue with
02:24:00 naturally yeah so who do you argue with who do I argue with this has been more stress to share this has made me ill who do I argue with could well fall out with who do we fall out with who do you who do we fall out with yeah so you know you
02:24:13 do we fall out with yeah so you know you saw at different ways on the streets you argue you sort out whichever way and it's done everyone's got over it we can't do that so honestly the last bit all the message the only message that I
02:24:25 all the message the only message that I have is for Samara team treasom a and the rest of the government red green blue yellow basically you do right by us
02:24:37 blue yellow basically you do right by us and you will do right by my children because at the end of day someone on the street and they've done this pain to my children my waiting at home feeling like the pain I my own pain but what I feel
02:24:50 the pain I my own pain but what I feel my son's going through and my children who cannot argue with who can I sort this out with my natural me naturally so I have to say this to you cos for the year I'm gonna scream at someone I'm
02:25:01 year I'm gonna scream at someone I'm gonna argue with someone I want to deal with things like we deal things on Street pump Grover whatever it is so I'm saying some Martin you do bright by us all and you will do right
02:25:12 bright by us all and you will do right by my my children everybody else's yeah but you will do right by my children because I can't fight you I can't argue with you and I can't turn up and knock on Theresa Mays door yeah that's all I'm
02:25:24 on Theresa Mays door yeah that's all I'm saying I've got to end it there because they're not go a little bit
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02:25:39 all right well thank thank you very much we'll certainly going to do our best no that's it for the afternoon is it mr. Richmond that's definitely a good point to finish for the afternoon thanks very very much thank you very much and we'll
02:25:51 very much thank you very much and we'll resume next Tuesday after the bank holiday weekend Senator clock and my I wish through you sir a very peaceful weekend for everybody thank you very much
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