The Grenfell Tower Inquiry is hearing from victims' families this week. The inquiry, which is separate to any police investigation, comes nearly a year after the huge fire engulfed the west London tower block.
The start of the public inquiry saw families paying tearful tributes to their loved ones. Among the victims was Mohamed Amied Neda, 57, known to his family and friends as Saber. He and his wife had sought refuge in the UK from Afghanistan in 1999 after they were persecuted by the Taliban owing to his senior role in the army. Neda's brother said, “The way the fire happened, the death, the sudden severity has left me with so many questions and a deep void in my life I've still not come to terms with”. Solicitors representing his family read tributes from his brother, son, and wife. Neda said 'goodbye' as he perished at Grenfell. His final phone call was played in court, in which he reportedly told his family, “Goodbye, we are leaving this world now”.
