Visa given to family of victim

Mohammad Alhajali THE Home Office has helped the family of Grenfell Tower victim Mohammad Alhajali come to Britain.

The 23-year-old Syrian refugee was the first fatality of the disaster to be formally identified by police.

More than 85,000 people have signed a petition calling for his parents to be granted visas for the UK so they can attend his funeral.

A Home Office spokesman said: “We made contact with Mr Alhajali’s family and assisted them in making arrangements for their travel to the UK in these terribly sad circumstances.”

The petition was set up by family friend Mirna Suleiman, 26, who had been frantically hunting for him.

His family said: “Mohammad was an amazing and kind person. He gave love to everyone. He came to the UK because he had ambitions for his life and for his family.”

“Our whole family will miss Mohammad dearly and he will never be forgotten.”

Mohammad’s older brother Omar, who was with him in the flat, survived the fire after they were separated on the way out.

The Home Office have processes that allow them to consider, on compassionate grounds, visa applications outside immigration rules.