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Emiliano Sala morgue photos posted online as 'disgusted' police launch investigation
The sick photos appeared on social media but were quickly taken down
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ByBen James
21:58, 27 APR 2019UPDATED22:17, 27 APR 2019
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Police are investigating how sick photos of tragic Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala's body were posted online
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Police are investigating how sick photos of tragic Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala's body were posted online.
The horrifying act is said to have happened two days after Sala's father Horacio died of a heart attack , which comes just three months after his son was killed in a plane crash.
According to a report by the Sunday Mirror , an image was posted on social media before being quickly removed.
A detective said: “We’re disgusted somebody did this.
“It is a very difficult time for Mr Sala’s family and they should not have to endure additional pain this shameful act will undoubtedly cause.”
Sala was killed in January after the plane he was travelling in crashed into the English Channel.
Pilot David Ibbotson remains unaccounted for.
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His body was recovered 16 days later on February 6 after search teams found the wreckage of the light aircraft north of Guernsey.
The player’s remains were taken to the Holly Tree Lodge mortuary in Bournemouth before a post-mortem examination took place.
Police believe someone may have broken into the morgue to take the sick photos.
Dorset Police said: “We are aware that a picture reported to be of Mr Sala’s body has been shared on social media channels and are disgusted somebody did this.
“We are investigating this incident and working with a number of agencies to establish how the picture was taken and who is responsible.”
Horacio Sala cries after a vigil at Emiliano Sala's boyhood club San Martin de Progreso on February 16, 2019
The posting of the sick photos come just days after Sala's father, Horacio, died of a heart attack (Image: Getty Images)
And a source told the Sunday Mirror : “One theory is that someone broke into the mortuary and took these pictures.
“The image went up on Twitter but was very quickly taken down.”
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It is the latest tragic revelation in a week that has seen two more deaths close to the Sala family.
Sala's father Horacio was reported to have suffered a heart attack on Friday with paramedics unable to save the 58-year-old.
And then it was reported that close friend and former team-mate of Sala, Sebastian Rabellino, had been killed in a car crash in Santa Fe province.