A CAMPAIGNER has called for Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults Board to review rough sleeper policy after the death of a homeless man.

Former University of Worcester student Hugo Sugg has called for the review after the death of Remigiusz Boczarski – who lived in a bus shelter on Wells Road, Malvern.

Mr Boczarski, 40, is believed to have taken his own life on October 30.

He became the second recorded open air death of a homeless person in the county since Worcestershire Caring for Communities and People was launched in April 2016.

Following the death of 76-year-old city rough sleeper Cardon Banfield, also in 2016,

Worcestershire County Council’s calls for a review was rejected by the county’s Safeguarding Adults Board.

Mr Sugg, speaking at the time, called the decision, “shocking and irresponsible” and, regarding Mr Boczarski’s death, has said: “I am really concerned it has happened again.”

“What we have to establish is: was the CCP and other authorities aware of him?

“Was he given a mental health capacity test? The question is, what interaction should have been there and what was missed?”

Mr Sugg said: “He turned down housing, apparently, but the authorities needed to have established what his mental capacity was. I don’t know whether they did.

“A review will dig into that and find out whether he was known to the CCP.”

In May, an independent report was published which deemed there had been several “missed opportunities” that could have kept Mr Banfield on the streets, unnecessarily.

Commissioned in line with new guidance from the national body Homeless Link, the report was conducted by consultant Neelam Sunder and commissioned by the city council – after lobbying from Mr Sugg and Worcestershire Healthwatch.

The review concluded that whilst Mr Banfield’s “transient nature” meant interactions with local services were limited and impacted the support that could have been provided, the city council could learn lessons on how to prevent further deaths.

Derek Benson, independent chair of Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults Board, said: “We have been in contact with Mr Sugg regarding his concerns following the death of Cardon Banfield in 2016 and we will continue to work closely with colleagues from Worcester City Council following their review.”