A Ugandan woman living in the United Kingdom has been found dead in her apartment in Glasgow, Scotland.

According to a report by the BBC, the lady, identified as Mercy Baguma was found after sounds of her son crying were heard by neighbours. The child was found malnourished next to her body.

“Her son was found next to his mother, crying and weakened from several days of starvation,” according to Robina Qureshi, director of Positive Action in Housing in the UK.

Baguma’s son was taken to hospital and released on 24th August 2020. According to the BBC, he is currently staying with his father.

Reports suggest that Baguma had lost her job after her right to work in the UK expired. She was living in what some media houses are calling “extreme poverty.”

She had contacted Robina Qureshi’s refugee charity, Positive Action in Housing on 11th August saying that she did not have enough money to look after herself and the child.

The BBC report continues by stating that friends and relatives lost communication with Baguma on 18th August 2020. She was found on Saturday 22nd August.

“The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious,” a Scotland police spokesperson said.