Western Mail

VICTIMS OF TOWER BLAZE

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POLICE believe the final death toll in the Grenfell Tower fire is 71, including a stillborn baby.

Victoria King and Alexandra Atala – Police released the names of the last two victims to be identified as Victoria King, 71, and her daughter Alexandra Atala, 40, yesterday. The other victims are: FLOOR 23 Amna Mahmud Idris, 27 Gary Maunders – The 57-year-old is believed to have been with his friend Deborah Lamprell, who also died, when the fire broke out.

Rania Ibrahim and children – Believed to be a mother of two young children – three-year-old Hania and five-year-old Fethia – Ms Ibrahim, 30, uploaded a harrowing Facebook Live video as she appeared to be stuck at the top of the tower block.

In the footage, she can be seen seeking help in the smoke-covered corridor of the block before going back into her home and looking down on the street below from her balcony.

She was identified by her dental records, an inquest attended by her husband and surviving family heard

Gloria Trevisan and Marco Gottardi – Gloria Trevisan, 26, and Marco Gottardi, 27, had only recently moved into the 23rd floor.

Ms Trevisan called her mother in Italy at roughly 3.30am to say their building was ablaze, according to the Italian newspaper Corriere del Veneto.

Fathia Ahmed and children – The 71-year-old – thought also to be referred to as Fathiya Alsanousi – and son Abufars Ibrahim, 39, and daughter Isra Ibrahim, 35, were confirmed dead by authoritie­s.

Raymond “Moses” Bernard – The body of Mr Bernard, 63, was discovered in his flat with that of one of the youngest victims, 12-year-old Biruk Haftom.

Mohamed Neda – Mohamed Amied Neda, 57, was found outside the tower block and died as a result of multiple injuries consistent with a fall.

Hesham Rahman – The 57-year-old was found dead in the flat where he lived alone. He is said to have last made contact with his family at around 3am when he told them he could smell smoke. FLOOR 22

The Choucair family – Nadia Choucair and husband Bassem lived on the 22nd floor with their three daughters Mierna, 13, Fatima, 11, and Zeinab, three. Grandmothe­r Sirria Choucair, 60, was also found among the dead.

The Kedir family – Hashim Kedir, 44, died alongside wife Nura Jemal, 35, daughter Firdows Hashim, 12, and sons Yahya Hashim, 13, and Yaqub Hashim, six. FLOOR 21

Logan Gomes – Police have recorded baby Logan Gomes, who was stillborn in hospital after his parents escaped the tower, as a victim of the fire.

The El-Wahabi family – Abdulaziz El-Wahabi, 52, wife Faouzia, 41, their elder son Yasin, 20, daughter Nur Huda, 16, and younger son Mehdi, eight, were confirmed dead at inquests.

Mr El-Wahabi’s sister Hana El-Wahabi told reporters: “I rang him and the fire had not reached the top of the block at that point. He said he had been told to stay inside, stay in one room together and put towels under the door.”

Ligaya Moore – The Philippine embassy in London said Ligaya Moore, 79, a Filipino living in the tower, is missing presumed dead. FLOOR 20

Khadija Saye and Mary Mendy – Artist Khadija Saye, also known as Ya-Haddy Sisi Saye, died in the hallway on the ninth floor as a result of inhalation of fire fumes and burns.

Ms Saye’s mother, Mary Mendyis thought to have been visiting her daughter on the 20th floor when the fire broke out. She died on the 13th floor, an inquest heard.

Jessica Urbano Ramirez – Last month, her family and friends celebrated what would have been the schoolgirl’s 13th birthday at a gathering in Avondale Park, west London. Her aunt Ana Ospina told the Press Associatio­n shortly after the fire: “She last spoke to her mum when she borrowed a phone and told her she was on the stairs with other people.”

The Belkadi family – Four members of a family of five were killed in the blaze, with the fifth – a young child – taken to hospital.

Mother Farah Hamdan, 31, and her husband Omar Belkadi, 32, lived on the 20th floor with daughters Malak, seven, Tazmin, six, and Leena, six months.

Leena and Malak died from inhalation of fumes. Leena was found in her mother’s arms between the 19th and 20th floors.

Malak was recovered from the 20th floor and died later at St Mary’s Hospital, where she was taken alongside her sister Tazmin, who is believed to have survived. FLOOR 19

Mariem Elgwahry, 27, and her mother Eslah Elgwahry, 64.

Mohamednur Tuccu and family – The body of Mohamednur Tuccu, 44, was recovered from close to the nearby leisure centre, where he was found to have suffered multiple injuries. His wife Amalahmedi­n and their three-year-old daughter Amaya also died. FLOOR 18

Berkti Haftom, 29, and her son Biruk Haftom, 12.

Sisters Sakina, 65, and Fatima Afrasahabi, 59 – Their Iranian family told The Guardian that Sakina was disabled and only able to move with a walking stick.

Isaac Paulos – Five-year-old Isaac was last seen trying to escape the blaze with neighbours and family, but reportedly got lost in the smoke.

He choked to death on fumes and was found on the 13th floor. FLOOR 17

Khadija Khalloufi – The 52-year-old died from inhalation of fumes, an inquest heard.

Vincent Chiejina – Mr Chiejina, 60, was recovered from the 17th floor of the building and identified by DNA, the inquest into his death heard.

The Begum family – Kamru Miah, 79, Rabeya Begum, 64, Mohammed Hamid, 27, Mohammed Hanif, 26 and Husna Begum, 22, died from injuries “consistent with the effects of fire”, the inquests into their deaths heard. FLOOR 16

Joseph Daniels – The 69-year-old reportedly suffered from dementia and could not be persuaded by his son to leave the building. Deborah Lamprell, 45. Majorie Vital, 68, and son Ernie Vital, 50. Sheila – Sheila, 84, formerly known as Sheila Smith, lived on the 16th floor, where she died from injuries consistent with the effects of fire, an inquest heard. FLOOR 15 Hamid Kani, 60. Steve Power, 63. FLOOR 14

Mohammed Al-Haj Ali – The 23-year-old Syrian refugee was the first fatality to be formally identified by police. Having reportedly been stuck in his flat for two hours, he was later found outside the tower block having fallen from the burning building.

Denis Murphy, 56 – His family spoke of an “agonising 10 weeks” between the disaster and his formal identifica­tion.

Zainab and Jeremiah Deen – Zainab Deen was in her flat with her two-year-old son Jeremiah when the fire broke out. They were found dead at each other’s side. FLOOR 11 Abdeslam Sebbar, 67. FLOOR 10

Ali Yawar Jafari – The 81-year-old was pulled from the tower by firefighte­rs but was pronounced dead at the scene due to inhalation of fire fumes, an inquest heard.

Anthony Disson – Known as Tony, the 65-year-old is reported to have last been in contact with his family at around 3am while he was inside the building. An inquest heard that he died from inhalation of fire fumes.

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