Emiliano Sala's heartbroken family's wait for justice
The inquest opened with the personal reflections of his mother, Mercedes Taffarel, in a statement read out to the jury.
Scouts spotted his potential, and aged 15 he moved 125 miles away from home to train with an Argentine football college in San Francisco, Cordoba. Learning of the crash in an early morning phone call from his agent, Mercedes said: "We didn't understand what had happened. Emi was having his best time and now this."Our whole family is terribly affected, we miss him each day like the first day."
Having travelled from Argentina to the UK for the first week of the inquest, Dario was looking for answers. Fortunately, it was resolved when it emerged that the second sample was not pure blood, as the first had been, and therefore less suitable for toxicological analysis.David Henderson is serving an 18-month prison sentence for his role in arranging the flight
Former football agent Willie McKay telling the jury how he was "trying to do a favour for the boy" by commissioning the flight, while repeatedly saying he felt like he was "on trial" as he was questioned about his role.
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