REVEALED: The Identity of those that lost their lives in Leicester

EPL Club Leicester City has confirmed that the chairman and owner of the club, Mr Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was among those that lost their lives in the unfortunate helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium.

Leicestershire police have also revealedthe identity of four other casualties in the ill fated chopper. They are;

  • Two members Mr. Vichai’s Staff Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare
  • Pilot Eric Swaffer
  • Passenger Izabela Roza Lechowicz

Leicester City has released an official statement on its social media pages confirming the horrific death of the five people on board.


Leicester City FC said the club’s thoughts were with “the Srivaddhanaprabha family and the families of all those on-board at this time of unspeakable loss”.

The club described Mr Srivaddhanaprabha as “a man of kindness, of generosity and a man whose life was defined by the love he devoted to his family and those he so successfully led”.

“Leicester City was a family under his leadership. It is as a family that we will grieve his passing and maintain the pursuit of a vision for the club that is now his legacy,” it added.

The club added that it had been “truly touched” by the response of the football community, which included the arch above Wembley Stadium being lit in blue and white.

Tributes have been paid across the football community and thousands of bouquets and scarves have already been left outside the football ground.

Below are the Photos of the Other Four Casualties:

Suknamai with Leicester striker Jamie Vardy
Izabela Lechowicz

 

Kaveporn Punpare

 

Eric Swaffer (Right) was the pilot of the helicopter

Thai billionaire Srivaddhanaprabha bought the east Midlands club in 2010.

According to Forbes magazine, he is the fifth richest person in Thailand with an estimated net worth of €4.3 billion.

Under his ownership, the club won the 2016 Premier League, having begun the season as 5,000/1 outsiders.

Several Premier League Clubs and the Football fraternity have sent condolence messages to Leicester for their tragic loss. EPL Matches over the weekend were played with players putting on black armbands to mourn the lost souls.

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