Footballer Emiliano Sala died from severe head and chest injuries during a plane crash after being overcome by toxic levels of carbon monoxide, an inquest jury has concluded.
The inquest heard Emiliano Sala would still have been alive when the plane crashed but was likely ‘deeply unconscious’
He was on board the Piper Malibu flying from Nantes in France to Wales on the evening of January 21, 2019, when it crashed in the English Channel close to Guernsey.Sala was joining then Premier League club Cardiff City in a £15 million transfer from French Ligue 1 side Nantes, which involved football agent Willie McKay.
Sala was joining then Premier League club Cardiff City in a £15 million transfer from French Ligue 1 side Nantes A long-time client was Mr McKay, who was helping his son Mark’s firm represent Nantes in the transfer. As well as not having an AOC, the court heard that Mr Henderson kept no records or invoices for his business, or the qualifications of the pilots who flew for him.
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