Justice for Anugrah

Since our beautiful, kind-hearted and loving Anu left us, we have had an outpouring of love, compassion and support from the people who know us, those who knew Anu, and most profoundly of all, from strangers who got to know him because of what happened to him.

On Friday 3rd March 2023, our son Anugrah Abraham, known to many as Anu, went missing. Anu was a 21 year old student police officer serving on a placement with West Yorkshire Police as part of his degree at Leeds Trinity University. After experiencing severe stress and anxiety due to bullying and institutional racism during his time in the force, Anu tragically took his own life. Our family want to make clear that we feel that the harm Anu experienced at the hands of the police, killed him.

We are no longer prepared to continue to allow our children to be at the mercy of an institution that does not value their lives. We will not grieve silently and allow those that caused Anu to take such a devastating action to walk away without being held accountable.

Our family are now at the beginning of a long and hard journey. We are asking for financial support for Anu’s funeral costs, our legal battle and for family campaigning going forward.

Please share this fundraiser online, thank you. Read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/24/student-police-officers-family-seek-iopc-inquiry-into-bullying-before-suicide