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An Eritrean asylum seeker who took his own life in 2017 was traumatised by the recent suicide of his close friend and worried about his immigration status in the UK, an inquest has heard. Alexander Tekle was a “loveable” and “friendly” person, according to his father, who was smuggled into UK in 2016 via a refrigerated lorry after spending around a year at the Calais Jungle camp. Alex took his own life on 6 December 2017, just after his 18th birthday. The inquest heard that the young man, who was assaulted while living in adult UK Home Office accommodation, had been struggling with alcoholism …