A leisure firm is ordered to pay £100,000 in connection with the death of a 34-year-old five-a-side footballer who was electrocuted while playing at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth. The man, Albert Xhediku, was reportedly attempting to retrieve a ball when he was fatally shocked by a floodlight. According to accounts from the reporting outlets, he screamed and suffered a seizure after the incident. The court order reflects a finding of liability linked to the circumstances of the incident at the sports facility. The reporting describes the event as occurring during a casual match with friends on the five-a-side pitch, with the fatal shock attributed to contact involving the floodlight. The case centers on responsibilities for safety at the venue and the circumstances that led to the fatality. The published reports focus on the death, the mechanism described for the shock, and the financial outcome of the legal process.
Leisure firm ordered to pay £100,000 after five-a-side footballer’s fatal electrocution
A leisure firm is ordered to pay £100,000 in connection with the death of a 34-year-old five-a-side footballer who was electrocuted while playing at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth. The man, Albe...
- Albert Xhediku, 34, dies after being electrocuted while playing five-a-side football at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth.
- The reports say he was fatally shocked by a floodlight while going to retrieve a ball.
- Accounts state he screamed and suffered a seizure after the shock.
- A leisure firm is ordered to pay £100,000 related to the death.
- The incident occurs during a match on the five-a-side pitch with friends.
Albert Xhediku (pictured), 34, 'screamed and suffered a seizure' after he was fatally shocked by a floodlight while playing football with friends at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, Hants.
2 months agoAlbert Xhediku (pictured), 34, 'screamed and suffered a seizure' after he was fatally shocked by a floodlight while playing football with friends at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, Hants.
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