‘Bittersweet’ Anfield return for injured fan
Tragic Sala plane wreck ‘washed away by the sea’ Sean back for first time since thug attack
CRASH VICTIM Emiliano Sala
THE wreckage of the plane which crashed in the Channel, killing Emiliano Sala, has washed away.
A pre-inquest review heard the footballer’s family organised a new survey of the site after investigators decided not to salvage the aircraft.
Barrister Matthew Reeve told the hearing in Bournemouth: “Wreckage is no longer near the location.”
Sala’s body was recovered in February, after the January 21 crash.
Tests showed the Argentinian, 28, who was being flown to new club Cardiff City, had potentially fatal levels of carbon monoxide in his bloodstream. The body of pilot David Ibbotson, 59, has not been found.
A further pre-inquest review is due to take place on March 16.
■ Four Southampton fans have been banned for three years after making gestures mocking Emiliano Sala’s plane crash in a match with Cardiff.
ROUSING Liverpool fans in the Kop
LIVERPOOL fan Sean Cox will make an emotional return to Anfield for the first time since he was attacked by an Italian thug.
The 54-year-old, who suffered a brain injury that left him unable to walk, is to watch the Reds take on Manchester City in Sunday’s clash as a special guest of the club.
Wife Martina said the trip will be a major lift for the dad-of-three as he continues his recovery.
She added: “I think it will be great for him. Liverpool have been amazing. It will give him a boost, I think, on Sunday. The trip will be emotional and a little bittersweet.
“We’re getting him there, and that’s a really positive thing for him.”
Sean, of Dunboyne, Co Meath, in Ireland, was attacked outside Anfield before Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final clash against Roma in April last year. He has had rehabilitation treatment in Sheffield, but it is feared he will not be able to walk again.
Comedian and Liverpool fan John
Sean gives thumbs up
Bishop is starring in a show to raise funds for the Sean Cox Rehabilitation Trust in Dublin in January.
Last April a Liverpool legends team played a Republic of Ireland XI in Dublin and made around £700,000 for the charity.
Roma fan Simone Mastrelli, 30, admitted GBH over the unprovoked attack on Sean. He was jailed in February for three-and-a-half years at Preston crown court.