The family of the late Paralympic champion Abdullah Al Yahyai expressed their satisfaction with the decision of the Public Prosecution in Britain, which brought a charge of manslaughter (accidentally) to the British Athletics Federation and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 2017 Paralympic World Athletics Championships, Kate Davies, regarding the death of athlete Abdullah Al Yahyai.
The family of the champion Al Yahyai considered that the decision was fair to the case of their son, a player for the national team and the Khor Fakkan Club for the Disabled, who died while preparing to participate in the World Athletics Championships for People of Determination, after the iron cage for discus throwing fell on him during his daily training at the Newham League Center, east of London, in July 11, 2017, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The family of the late Al Yahyai consists of nine individuals, while his personal family consists of five individuals (two sons and three daughters).
His brother, Zayed Al-Yahyaei, said in a special statement to “Emirates Al-Youm”: “The case is still in its infancy, and the most important thing is that the responsible parties have been identified, and the public prosecution has indicted them on the main charge, in preparation for the trial and justice for the family of my brother and my mother, who lived through difficult days, especially since he is the second son.” “Check him out when he’s young.”
He added: “We have been following up the case with the British police on a regular basis since the incident until the present day, and they have not neglected us, as they have been providing me with all the updates on a monthly basis,” describing “the case as being complex to identify the accused parties until it was limited to the two accused parties,” indicating that he met With the British police last week, he was informed of the details that were announced on Thursday.
He added: “We hope that the decision of the British Public Prosecution will contribute to justice in the case of my late brother Abdullah, our family, and his personal family after the great injury that befell us.”
Zayed revealed that he himself was communicating with the police on an ongoing basis, and they were cooperating with him, including Detective Hughn Brett and Detective Claire, who were providing him with all the details, and others who had previously retired.
He added: “Since the first days of the incident, they told us that the case needed a long time for many reasons, including resorting to a technical worker who explains the reasons for the barrier’s occurrence, equipment and safety procedures, and other matters that they constantly explained to us, in addition to seeking the assistance of companies specialized in this aspect, until the Identify the parties responsible for the accident.
He pointed out that the delay in making the decision was due to several reasons, including the Corona pandemic and the difficulty of the case, indicating that he was considering attending the session to pronounce the final ruling.
He stressed that accepting the expected court decision will be subject to the approval of the family of the late hero Al Yahyai, who feels optimistic that the case is being followed up by the highest judicial authority in Britain, and that this is a victory for the British police after its success in identifying the person who caused the death.
British Athletics officials and Davies are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on January 31.
It is noteworthy that Al Yahyai was injured while training to represent the UAE national team in the “F34” category for the discus, javelin and shot put competitions at the World Athletics Championships for People with Special Needs in London. He has been considered one of the distinguished champions since 2011, and has won many medals, including the silver in the Oceania Championship. 2016, silver and bronze at the World Games in Russia 2015, and silver at the Sharjah World Championships 2011.
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