Deported man unlawfully killed after being restrained by guards
Published: 2013 July 09 14:09:18 (4866 Views)
A father-of-five being deported from Britain was unlawfully killed after G4S guards restrained him, an inquest jury has found.
Jimmy Mubenga, 46, was about to return to his native Angola on a British Airways flight in October 2010 when the three guards restrained him.
Mr Mubenga died later in hospital after the plane was stopped on the runway at Heathrow Airport to seek urgent medical care.
Three G4S guards - Terence Hughes, Stuart Tribelnig and Colin Kaler - accompanied Mr Mubenga on the flight, but said he was restrained when he attacked one of the guards soon after boarding the plane.
After four days of deliberations, the jury at Isleworth Crown Court recorded a majority verdict of nine to one.
Mr Mubenga died of cardio-respiratory collapse, where the heart stops beating and a person stops breathing.
No criminal charges have ever been brought against the security guards or G4S.
The Angolan was being deported after serving a prison sentence for assault.
Returning the unlawful killing verdict, the jury foreman said: "Based on the evidence we have heard, we have found Mr Mubenga was pushed or held down by one or more of the guards.
"We find that this was unreasonable force.
"The guards would have known that they would have caused harm to Mr Mubenga, if not serious harm."
Other passengers on board the flight said they heard Mr Mubenga wailing for help after saying he could not breathe, with one of the guards apparently replying: "Yes, you can."
Mr Mubenga and his wife, Adrienne Makenda Kambana, had been living in Ilford, east London, after arriving in the UK from Angola in 1994.
He was applying to stay in the UK permanently when it was decided he should be deported after serving two years in jail for causing actual bodily harm.
Speaking outside the court, Mrs Kambana said her husband was treated "worse than an animal".
"What the witnesses said, they heard Jimmy asking for help. Nobody helped him," she said.
"Jimmy should be here, but because he didn't get help, that's why he's not here."
Mrs Kambana said her late husband was a "loving person" who had served his time in jail and did not deserve to die.
She also called for more monitoring of how deportations are handled.
A G4S spokeswoman said Mr Mubenga's death was a "very tragic event" and that the welfare of those in its care was its top priority.
"Our employees were also trained, screened and vetted to the standards defined by strict Home Office guidelines," said the spokeswoman.
"We believe that at all times we acted appropriately and in full compliance with the terms of our contract with UKBA (UK Border Agency).
She added: "It should be noted that the Crown Prosecution Service found no basis on which to bring criminal charges against G4S in this case.
- OrangeNews
Jimmy Mubenga, 46, was about to return to his native Angola on a British Airways flight in October 2010 when the three guards restrained him.
Mr Mubenga died later in hospital after the plane was stopped on the runway at Heathrow Airport to seek urgent medical care.
Three G4S guards - Terence Hughes, Stuart Tribelnig and Colin Kaler - accompanied Mr Mubenga on the flight, but said he was restrained when he attacked one of the guards soon after boarding the plane.
After four days of deliberations, the jury at Isleworth Crown Court recorded a majority verdict of nine to one.
Mr Mubenga died of cardio-respiratory collapse, where the heart stops beating and a person stops breathing.
No criminal charges have ever been brought against the security guards or G4S.
The Angolan was being deported after serving a prison sentence for assault.
Returning the unlawful killing verdict, the jury foreman said: "Based on the evidence we have heard, we have found Mr Mubenga was pushed or held down by one or more of the guards.
"We find that this was unreasonable force.
"The guards would have known that they would have caused harm to Mr Mubenga, if not serious harm."
Other passengers on board the flight said they heard Mr Mubenga wailing for help after saying he could not breathe, with one of the guards apparently replying: "Yes, you can."
Mr Mubenga and his wife, Adrienne Makenda Kambana, had been living in Ilford, east London, after arriving in the UK from Angola in 1994.
He was applying to stay in the UK permanently when it was decided he should be deported after serving two years in jail for causing actual bodily harm.
Speaking outside the court, Mrs Kambana said her husband was treated "worse than an animal".
"What the witnesses said, they heard Jimmy asking for help. Nobody helped him," she said.
"Jimmy should be here, but because he didn't get help, that's why he's not here."
Mrs Kambana said her late husband was a "loving person" who had served his time in jail and did not deserve to die.
She also called for more monitoring of how deportations are handled.
A G4S spokeswoman said Mr Mubenga's death was a "very tragic event" and that the welfare of those in its care was its top priority.
"Our employees were also trained, screened and vetted to the standards defined by strict Home Office guidelines," said the spokeswoman.
"We believe that at all times we acted appropriately and in full compliance with the terms of our contract with UKBA (UK Border Agency).
She added: "It should be noted that the Crown Prosecution Service found no basis on which to bring criminal charges against G4S in this case.
- OrangeNews
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