UK Athletics, former World Championships chief plead not guilty over Paralympian’s death
UK Athletics and the former head of sport for the World Paralympic Athletics Championships have pleaded not guilty to all charges relating to the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei. Hayayei, who competed at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, was killed when a throwing cage fell on him during a training session at Newham Leisure Centre in London on July 11 2017. The 36-year-old was practising his shot putting ahead of the World Paralympic Athletics Championships at the time. Keith Davies, 77, who was head of sport for the event in 2017, has been charged with unlawfully killing Hayayei by gross...
UK Athletics and the former head of sport for the World Paralympic Athletics Championships have pleaded not guilty to all charges relating to the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei.
Hayayei, who competed at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, was killed when a throwing cage fell on him during a training session at Newham Leisure Centre in London on July 11 2017. The 36-year-old was practising his shot putting ahead of the World Paralympic Athletics Championships at the time.
Keith Davies, 77, who was head of sport for the event in 2017, has been charged with unlawfully killing Hayayei by gross...
