"Hadiya and Mubin spoke perfect English and wanted to follow their dreams in another country, Kazhal's husband, Rizghar Hussein, said in a statement to the inquiry. Hadiya dreamed of becoming a doctor. The family left Kurdistan, Iraq, in August 2021 and Rizghar's last conversation was with Hadiya at 8pm GMT on 23 November 2021. Sadness has overtaken my life, he said. I cannot see any happiness any more and I am just learning to accept that I will probably feel like this until I die."
"Rezhwan was a kind and clever young man. He loved spending time with people and was always respectful. He was one of the top students at his school. His last contact with his son was at 6pm on 23 November, just hours before he died. The pain will never go away because nothing can resolve the pain of losing a child."
"He left Kurdistan about two months before he died. In a statement to the inquiry, his father, Qader Awla, said: He called me when he was on the boat. He left a voice message that he was OK and that he was almost there. He said he would hopefully call me later. The sorrow in my heart will be with me for the rest of my life until my dying day."
Kazhal traveled with her children Hadiya, Mubin and Hasti. Hadiya and Mubin spoke perfect English; Hadiya dreamed of becoming a doctor. The family left Kurdistan, Iraq in August 2021 and Rizghar Hussein's last conversation was with Hadiya at 8pm GMT on 23 November 2021. Rezhwan Yassin Hassan was a top student who died just over a month after leaving Kurdistan; his father described him as kind, clever and respectful. Mohammed left Kurdistan about two months before he died and left a voicemail saying he was almost there. Shakar held a geology degree but could not find work and left in September 2021; he left a voice note on the night of the mass drowning.
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