Darku saved from deportation

A student nurse who served in the Scottish Youth Parliament has been saved from deportation by Dundee-based solicitors Thorntons.

Ghana-born Denzel Darku, who also carried the Commonwealth Games baton in the lead up to Glasgow 2014, had been fighting to stay in Scotland. He moved to the UK from Ghana nine years ago as a 14-year-old to live with his father, however, UK officials had told him he had not been able to prove he was dependent on his father, who is a European citizen.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described his treatment by immigration officials as “scandalous”.

Darku was represented by Jamie Kerr – partner at Thorntons – and has now been granted permanent UK residency following a review by the Home Office.