Three former G4S guards face manslaughter charges over death of man deported from UK
THREE former officers of security firm G4S will face manslaughter charges over the 2010 death of a man who died as he was being deported from Britain by the group, government prosecutors said yesterday.
The prosecutor’s office, which had previously ruled out any action in relation to the case, said it had decided not to charge the company itself, the world’s largest security firm, for corporate manslaughter.
However, Colin Kaler, Terrence Hughes and Stuart Tribelnig will be charged after the office reviewed new evidence from an inquest which found that Jimmy Mubenga had been unlawfully killed when he was restrained by the officers.
Mubenga, 46, died in October 2010 after falling ill as a flight prepared to leave Heathrow airport for Angola. The men no longer work at G4S.
“The welfare of those in our care is always our top priority and we took great care to ensure that our employees on this contract, which has been carried out by another provider since November 2011, were made aware of their responsibilities in this respect,” G4S said.
The men will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on 7 April.