Home Office apologises for failings that led to detention centre death

Tarek Chowdhury was killed while at Colnbrook immigration removal centre. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/APA senior Home Office official has repeatedly apologised for shortcomings that led to the killing of a “gentle and polite” man in immigration detention at an inquest into his death.West London coroner’s court is exploring the role of the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, health professionals and detention centre subcontractors in the death of Tarek Chowdhury, from Banglad