Ethiopian sues Xerox for £8m after bullying led to suicide bid

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Engineer Nardos Mulugeta, 40, from Ethiopia, told how he was driven to attempt suicide twice after being routinely abused by a colleague who openly expressed racist views about "foreigners" and support for the British National Party.

The bully wrote the word "Go" in signing-in and job request books against Mr Mulugeta's name and said he was "lucky he's working with us - his grandfather used to work as a servant", it was claimed.

Mr Mulugeta said bosses refused to let him attend a counselling appointment when he was referred by his GP. He was given a formal warning when he went anyway and was told he could only seek medical help in his own time.

Mr Mulugeta took an overdose the next day, Stratford Employment Tribunal in east London heard. His GP and the company's own doctor then urged Xerox bosses to transfer him to another site to reduce the risk of further self-harm but they ignored the request - even after Mr Mulugeta overdosed again, the hearing heard.

Mr Mulugeta, from Fulham, is demanding £8,068,000 in compensation for race discrimination and constructive dismissal. He resigned last year. Xerox strongly denies all Mr Mulugeta's allegations.

The tribunal continues.