Xinhua News Agency, London, October 28 (Reporter Prince Jiang) the Leicester City Club of the Premier League announced on the evening of 28th that the club chairman Wei guess had been killed in the helicopter crash the night before, the pilot and three other passengers were also killed.
Leicester police announced a list of victims. Besides viguess and the pilot, there were two club staff and the pilot’s girlfriend. British media reported earlier that Wei guess’s daughter was also on the plane, but the list showed that her daughter was not boarding the plane.
It is confirmed that the pilot’s name is swafer, 53 years old this year, and his girlfriend rickowitz is 46 years old. Two club staff members, a man and a woman, named nursala, once won the Thai beauty pageant championship.
26 hours after the helicopter crashed, the club finally issued a heavy statement, which confirmed everyone’s speculation.
“With a heavy heart, we are very regretful to confirm that our president, Vichai sriwartanabapa, was killed in the helicopter crash on Saturday night, five people on board have no life.”
The statement also said: “Since then, there has been a great man in the world. He is kind, kind and generous. He devotes all his love to his family and those he has successfully guided. Under his leadership, Leicester City club became a united family.”
The club also announced in the statement that starting from 8 a.m. on the 30th, the club will set up a public offering attendance book in the Royal Stadium, on which fans can leave a message for memorial. The League Cup match between the club and Southampton scheduled for the evening of the 30th will also be postponed.
This plane crash is considered to be the darkest moment in the history of Leicester City club. After the tragedy, a large number of fans rushed to the club to express their condolences. The outside of the stadium was filled with flowers, club scarves and flags and other souvenirs.
Before the three Premier League matches that day, the participating teams and fans all mourned the tragedy in Leicester City. That night, Wembley Stadium, the symbol of English football, also showed the blue and white color of Leicester City club. Many famous figures in England football also left messages on social media to express their condolences to the dead.
The 60-year-old Wei guessed that he was born in Bangkok. With the tax-free business, his fortune reached 4.9 billion dollars, ranking fifth on the Forbes rich list in Thailand. Wei guess acquired Leicester City, which was in the Champions League and nearly bankrupt at that time in 2010, and became the chairman of the club in February, 2011. After that, he invested a huge sum of money to lead the club to the Premier League and won the Premier League championship in the 2015-2016 season, which was considered to be one of the biggest disappointments in the history of world football.
Wei guess usually lives in Thailand most of the time, and the operation of the club is mainly presided over by the youngest son and vice chairman of the club ayawat.