Emiliano Sala: Fatal flight organiser David Henderson convicted

Source: BBC

Emiliano Sala: Fatal flight organiser David Henderson convicted

28 October 2021

The organiser of the flight in which footballer Emiliano Sala died has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft.

Sala, 28, and pilot David Ibbotson, 59, died in the crash in the English Channel in January 2019.

David Henderson, 67, of Hotham, East Riding of Yorkshire, was found guilty after a trial at Cardiff Crown Court.

He had also previously admitted trying to arrange a flight for a passenger without permission or authorisation.

It took the jury seven and a half hours to convict Henderson, who will be sentenced on 12 November, by a majority verdict.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-59062626


Emiliano Sala's body was recovered, but David Ibbotson, 59, from Crowle, Lincolnshire, has never been found (Getty Images/David Ibbotson)