Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Involvement in What Led to Death of Emiliano Sala

Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Jail for Involvement in What Led to Death of Emiliano Sala

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:52 PM
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  • David Henderson has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for organizing the flight that carried late Emiliano Sala
  • Justice Foxton ruled that the 67-year-old was careless and his nonchalance killed the promising footballer and the pilot
  • Emiliano Sala just signed for Cardiff City then and was traveling to England to join his teammates before the crash

David Henderson who is the man that organized the flight that killed Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala has been found guilty of wrongdoing and has been sentenced to 18 months in jail.

On January 21, 2019, football fraternities in the world were thrown into deep mourning when the plane carrying Emiliano Sala crashed into the sea before the body of the player was found after two weeks.

Emiliano Sala completed a move then to Cardiff City and was traveling from Nantes before the crash occurred killing him and even the pilot whose body was never found.

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Late Emiliano Sala while in action on the pitch. Photo by Vincent Michel
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According to the report on BBC and Sky Sports, David Henderson was found guilty of recklessly endangering the safety of an aircraft.

The 67-year-old was also said to have admitted to a charge of trying to arrange a flight for a passenger without permission or authorization.

Justice Foxton who handled the case explained tha Henderson had intentionally breached Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulations "for reason of profit", and was "reckless, not merely negligent".

Important member of Emiliano Sala’s family in critical condition after attempt to take her Own life

Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Romina who is the younger sister of late Argentinean footballer Emiliano Sala is in a serious and heartbreaking condition in the hospital after attempt to take her own life.

Emiliano Sala's sister was said to have harmed herself on Tuesday, July 6, in her house in the Argentinean city of Santa Fe before she was rushed to an emergency department at the hospital.

According to the report on Mirror and UK Sun, Romina is said to be in critical situation on the bed and currently being placed on a ventilator as doctors are trying hard to save her life.

It was a sad moment for all football fans around the world as Emiliano Sala was traveling shortly after signing for Cardiff City before the ugly crash occurred.

The plane crashed into the sea and it took fire fighter days before the body of the footballer was discovered even though that of the pilot was not found.

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