UK Athletics fined USD 471K over “wholly avoidable” death of Paralympian
LONDON: (Jun 2) ( UK Athletics, the governing body of British track and field, was fined 350,000 pounds (USD 471,000) on Tuesday after pleading guilty to corporate manslaughter in the case of a Paralympian who died when a practice cage fell on him during training.
Abdullah Hayayei, 36, was preparing to represent the United Arab Emirates when he was hit on the head by a metal pole during the accident at Newham Leisure Centre in east London on July 11, 2017.
Judge Richard Marks said Hayayei’s death was “tragic, untimely and wholly avoidable” as he announced the sentence during a hearing at Central London Criminal Court on Tuesday.
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