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'Grossly negligent' UK Athletics fined for 'avoidable' death of Paralympian
Key takeaways
- Abdullah Hayayei was killed in 2017 in London.
- Abdullah Hayayei was crushed by a throwing cage, which fell on him while he was preparing for the 2017 World Paralympic Athletics Championships in London.
- UK Athletics pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter was was told to pay a $656,000 fine plus court costs of $82,500.
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Abdullah Hayayei was killed in 2017 in London. (Getty Images: Warren Little)
Abdullah Hayayei was crushed by a throwing cage, which fell on him while he was preparing for the 2017 World Paralympic Athletics Championships in London.
UK Athletics pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter was was told to pay a $656,000 fine plus court costs of $82,500.
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