Blind asylum seeker suicidal after Home Office inaction on claim

Sanaz Derikvandi fled Iran with her mother but has not been interviewed about her case for 19 months

A blind asylum seeker says she has been left suicidal after the Home Office has failed to interview her about her case since she arrived in the UK 19 months ago.

Sanaz Derikvandi, 33, was studying for a PhD in English literature in her home country of Iran when she says she had to flee because she converted to Christianity.