Jaden Francois-Esprit, a trainee who died aged 21, had described bullying and racism at his Wembley station
Jaden Francois-Esprit with his mother Linda, after passing his initial 11 weeks of trainingThe family of a trainee firefighter who killed himself two years ago has called on London fire brigade to issue a public apology for “multiple failings” they believe played a part in his death.
In her first interview since the death of her son, who died just three weeks after his 21st birthday, she told the Guardian that Francois-Esprit had raised a range of concerns about what he believed to be bullying, harassment and racism at the Wembley fire station where he worked. He had dyslexia, a condition he had flagged to the fire service at the recruitment stage and on several subsequent occasions. But he told his family he was not receiving appropriate support, particularly with completing written tasks.
He was also concerned about not getting adequate support for his dyslexia, an initial decision not to assign him a mentor, and not given a locker for several months.
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