World May 07, 2026 · 1 min read

‘Came here with hope’ and ‘died unseen’: tearful crowd says goodbye to homeless man Bikram Lama

People gathered at dusk under the fig tree canopy of Sydney’s Hyde Park to pay tribute to the 32-year-old who died nearby and laid undiscovered for up to a weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNo one should be left to di...

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by Ariel Bogle and Christopher Knaus
‘Came here with hope’ and ‘died unseen’: tearful crowd says goodbye to homeless man Bikram Lama

People gathered at dusk under the fig tree canopy of Sydney’s Hyde Park to pay tribute to the 32-year-old who died nearby and laid undiscovered for up to a week

No one should be left to die in the middle of Sydney, alone and unseen.

That was the powerful message delivered by homelessness support worker Erin Longbottom to a crowd gathered in Hyde Park to honour Bikram Lama.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Ariel Bogle and Christopher Knaus.

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