UK Athletics charged with manslaughter over death of Paralympian

UK Athletics and the organisation's erstwhile caput of athletics Keith Davies person been charged with manslaughter implicit the decease of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei.

Hayayei died aged 36 aft a metallic cage fell connected him portion grooming astatine Newham Leisure Centre, London successful July 2017.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has charged UK Athletics Limited with "corporate manslaughter and a wellness and information astatine enactment enactment offence".

Davies, 77, has been charged with "gross negligence manslaughter and a wellness and information astatine enactment enactment offence".

UK Athletics and Davies volition look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected 31 January.

Hayayei was grooming for the World Para-athletics Championships successful London astatine the clip of the incident.

The United Arab Emirates thrower had been acceptable to vie successful the changeable put, discus and javelin F34 events.

Hayayei, a begetter of five, finished sixth successful the javelin F34 and seventh successful the F34 changeable enactment erstwhile making his Paralympic debut astatine Rio 2016.

London 2017 was owed to beryllium his 2nd quality astatine a World Championships. At the 2015 lawsuit successful Doha, Qatar, Hayayei finished 5th successful the discus F34 and eighth successful the changeable enactment F34.