Emiliano Sala's father: 'They left him alone like a dog'

"They left him alone like a dog," is how Emiliano Sala's treatment was described by his dad.

The footballer died after the plane he was in was lost at sea while he was travelling to his new club, Cardiff City.

His dad Horacio, who himself died in April, days after speaking to BBC Wales, added: "They abandoned him."

Sala was flying from France where he had left FC Nantes to become Cardiff's record signing.

His mum Mercedes Taffarel said: "It's terrible, a pain that I can't explain."

Emiliano Sala: The family's search for truth can be seen on BBC World News at varying times over the weekend of 20 and 21 July 2019. First shown on BBC One Wales on Monday 20 May 2019.

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