Commemoration Hearing (29 May 2018 - Pt 2 of 3)

29 May 2018 · Family of Biruk T Haftom and Biruk Haftom, Counsel to the Inquiry · 20:36
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Family members pay tribute to Biruk T Haftom and her 12-year-old son Biruk Haftom, who died together in the Grenfell Tower fire. The family describes the ongoing trauma and shares memories of Biruk T, an Eritrean refugee who fled war, and her son who dreamed of being a professional footballer.

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00:12:43 thank you sir so we now return to the original order the next commemoration is for Burke T haften and Biddle kaftan from flats 155

00:12:58 haften and Biddle kaftan from flats 155 good David how is with us as well I think he's going to introduce those who are on stage and explain the course

00:13:10 are on stage and explain the course we're going to follow good I think Issa so on the stage with with us - with us this afternoon our friends are the family and key workers who are Joanna

00:13:22 family and key workers who are Joanna Sharon and Salaam the n3 then we have Ricky's sister and aunt of Burak aussi Emma

00:13:32 Emma we have naome which is Burak T's oldest son then we have Salam who is brick t's sister and barracks aren't and then we

00:13:45 sister and barracks aren't and then we have new guest a who is brick T's sister and Barack's and we will first have new guest a read some pros that the sisters

00:13:56 guest a read some pros that the sisters wrote about their sister and about their nephew we will then have naoms speak about his mother and his brother and the

00:14:07 about his mother and his brother and the guest they will read a bio by a history of burek and of Rick T and then salaam will say a few words and then we'll go to the film

00:14:21 so apart from making sure the microphone is in your line of speech take your time and start when you're ready oh just a

00:14:33 and start when you're ready oh just a moment please I'm being I've been asked to sit down should I just explain for anyone standing behind me I appreciate

00:14:45 anyone standing behind me I appreciate fortunately it's quite a wide angle of vision but the reality is of course that when any advocate is taking a witness or anybody through their evidence we stand

00:14:57 anybody through their evidence we stand up as a matter of procedure and politeness so I'm afraid unless the films are on I'll be standing up at all times what we'll do those just take a second or two so anyone who's being

00:15:08 second or two so anyone who's being blocked by me can just find a seat where they can see when you thank you

00:15:24 there is something about green filter that will not go away there is something

00:15:35 that will not go away there is something about green filter that will not go away say something cannot be forget say something will not be forgotten

00:15:55 something

00:15:58 we know let us sleep at night there is tolerating memory it feel like

00:16:13 there is tolerating memory it feel like our sister her son calling us for help from the ball of the whenever the clock

00:16:24 from the ball of the whenever the clock strike one hour after midnight

00:16:30 totally displayed from coming to terms with such horror hoarders and had shadow

00:16:43 with such horror hoarders and had shadow swallow lose all one can I do is replay the terror and horror comes with it

00:16:57 the terror and horror comes with it again and again non-stop it will not go away you see it wasn't to go away at all

00:17:09 away you see it wasn't to go away at all sometimes go one of our sister

00:17:18 touch hot pant and burn her heart second a letter and she could do was imagine

00:17:30 a letter and she could do was imagine our sister in the fire and felt in her aura that is what you body mind and soul

00:17:45 aura that is what you body mind and soul o cannot take just break down never time to happen you don't know you do not know

00:17:58 to happen you don't know you do not know what to do expect cry and cry and cry your eyes out until you drop

00:18:18 it is happen all time and it's come without warning it is like being shot again and again and again you live with

00:18:34 again and again and again you live with it

00:18:35 it and so every time the tragedy is Poland our beloved sister practi was born in

00:18:49 our beloved sister practi was born in Eritrea she felt the country soon after the board were between Eritrea and Ethiopia broke out in 1998 the house

00:19:06 Ethiopia broke out in 1998 the house terrible years of conflict since thousands of Adriane left their family in such a safety country in Africa the

00:19:21 in such a safety country in Africa the Middle East European using Canada it is not such the mass migration is still

00:19:32 not such the mass migration is still going on this day brick tea still in London

00:19:38 London settle in London and had her lovely son Brooke he died with his mother in the

00:19:53 Brooke he died with his mother in the devastating fire of Greenfield on 14 June 2017 Brooke was only 12 years

00:20:05 on 14 June 2017 Brooke was only 12 years old and he was one of the promising kind he had a dream to be a professional

00:20:19 he had a dream to be a professional football player we lost him

00:20:25 the whole community in Asti sometimes we feel

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