Emiliano Sala’s death was caused by injuries to his head and trunk, it has been confirmed. Last week, a body was recovered from the wreckage of the plane and subsequently identified as that of Sala. During Monday’s hearing of the post-mortem examination, Dorset Coroner’s Court concluded Sala’s passing was caused by injuries to his head and trunk. The inquest also heard that Sala’s body had to be identified from fingerprints after it was recovered. Ian Parry, a senior coroner’s officer for Dorset, said: “Mr Sala was identified on February 7 by means of fingerprint evidence analyses by fingerprint expert Christopher Bradbury.

Source: Punch February 12, 2019 02:03 UTC