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A Kenyan safety guard who reportedly fell whereas on obligation at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium has died in hospital, his household and officers have confirmed to CNN.
His employer had notified the migrant employee’s household on Saturday that 24-year-old John Njue Kibue had fallen from the eighth ground of the stadium whereas on obligation, his sister Ann Wanjiru stated.
“We don’t have the cash to get justice for him, however we need to know what occurred,” she advised CNN.
A medical certificates obtained by CNN exhibits he was admitted on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Hamad Normal Hospital in Doha. The doc says Njue had a “extreme head damage, facial fractures and pelvic fractures.”
In an announcement, the organizers of the World Cup – the Supreme Committee for Supply and Legacy – introduced Kibue’s loss of life.
“We remorse to announce that, regardless of the efforts of his medical crew, he sadly handed away in hospital on Tuesday 13 December, after being within the intensive care unit for 3 days,” the assertion added.
“His subsequent of kin have been knowledgeable. We ship our honest condolences to his household, colleagues and pals throughout this troublesome time.”
Earlier this week, the committee introduced that Kibue suffered a critical fall whereas on obligation.
“Qatar’s match organisers are investigating the circumstances resulting in the autumn as a matter of urgency and can present additional info pending the end result of the investigation, ” it stated in its assertion.
“We may even be sure that his household obtain all excellent dues and monies owed.”
He had been unconscious since Saturday and was linked to a machine to assist him breathe, his medical data confirmed. A member of the family was knowledgeable on Monday morning of his loss of life.
However the safety guard’s household says his Qatari employer, Al Sraiya Safety Providers, has not defined how he fell or any of the circumstances surrounding his loss of life.
“We wish justice. We need to know what brought on his loss of life. They’ve by no means despatched us an image to point out the place he fell from or given us another info,” his sister Wanjiru advised CNN.
CNN has contacted Al Sraiya Safety Providers for remark after the guard’s loss of life and is but to obtain a response.
In an announcement to CNN, the Kenyan embassy in Qatar stated it was conscious of the matter and “endeavor crucial consular help while awaiting official communication from Qatar’s Supreme Committee and competent authorities.”
The guard’s household says he moved to Qatar final November for a contract with Al Sraiya Safety Providers.
A WhatsApp message seen by CNN was despatched to his colleagues at different World Cup stadiums asking for contributions.
“He got here right here to assist his household again house however by unhealthy luck his desires got here to an finish in the present day,” it reads partially. “Let’s do one thing for our beloved comrade.”
He’s the second migrant employee reported lifeless for the reason that match started within the Gulf nation after one other was reportedly killed in an accident at a resort utilized by Saudi Arabia throughout the group levels.
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