Police investigating the death of footballer Emiliano Sala have confirmed the arrest of a 64-year-old man on the suspicion of manslaughter.
The Argentinean footballer died on January 21 when the light plane he was travelling in crashed into the English Channel as he was flying from France to the UK to complete a transfer from Nantes to Cardiff City.
The 28-year-old's body was later recovered from the wreckage, but that of the pilot, 59-year-old David Ibbotson has not been found, reports Xinhua news agency.
"We have carried out a wide-ranging investigation into the circumstances of the death of Mr Sala and continue to work with partner agencies including the Civil Aviation Authority. As part of this investigation we have to consider whether there is any evidence of any suspected criminality and as a result of our inquiries we have today, Wednesday June 19 2019, arrested a 64-year-old man from the North Yorkshire area...
The Argentinean footballer died on January 21 when the light plane he was travelling in crashed into the English Channel as he was flying from France to the UK to complete a transfer from Nantes to Cardiff City.
The 28-year-old's body was later recovered from the wreckage, but that of the pilot, 59-year-old David Ibbotson has not been found, reports Xinhua news agency.
"We have carried out a wide-ranging investigation into the circumstances of the death of Mr Sala and continue to work with partner agencies including the Civil Aviation Authority. As part of this investigation we have to consider whether there is any evidence of any suspected criminality and as a result of our inquiries we have today, Wednesday June 19 2019, arrested a 64-year-old man from the North Yorkshire area...
- 6/20/2019
- GlamSham
Emiliano Sala -- an Argentinian soccer player -- has been confirmed dead ... coroner's ID'd a body that was pulled from a tragic plane crash as his, Dorset Police announced. The 28-year-old had boarded a small plane in France with a pilot on Jan. 21 destined for Wales ... but it crashed in the English Channel shortly after takeoff. The striker -- who was in the process of completing a transfer from Fc Nantes to Cardiff City Fc -- was reportedly concerned mid-flight,...
- 2/8/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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