More details have emerged about the 24 year old Brazillian passenger who howled and shook violently as he lay dying in the aisle of an Aer Lingus flight is believed to have had £43,000 worth of drugs in his stomach. His name is John Kennedy dos Santos Gurjao.
John who was accused of biting a passenger before dying on
that Aer Lingus flight after cocaine pellets burst in his stomach has been
pictured for the first time.
His heartbroken family members took to Facebook to pay
tribute to him.
A Portuguese woman who is believed to have been travelling
with him and had an Angolan passport was arrested after two kilos of a
‘powdered substance’ were found in luggage when the flight was rerouted to
Cork.
As a post-mortem was carried out on John's body last night,
a source revealed:
“It’s feared he
may have had up to €60,000 worth of drugs in his stomach.” “It’s very sad. It’s
early days but this is a line of enquiry.
“Gardai have spent
a lot of time trying to get in touch with his family through the embassy. “All
lines of enquiry are being vigorously pursued.”
A shocked witness described his “violent” and “troubled”
death on board the Dublin to Portugal flight after he began to act violently and
bit another passenger an hour after take-off.
The Dublin to Lisbon plane had to be re-routed to Cork after
the man began to act erratically.
Detectives later discovered the “powdered substance” in a
passenger's luggage.
The Portuguese tourist, who was travelling on an Angolan
passport, was last night being questioned at Togher Garda station in Cork.
The substance, believed to be amphetamines, has been sent to
the State Laboratory for analysis.
Last night it also emerged that the woman travelling with the
Angolan Passport has been living in Dublin for several years. The woman is said
to be involved in several businesses in the capital, including as a consultant
selling visas for non-EU residents.
Audio from the cockpit has also emerged, and revealed the chaos
that broke out.
The captain can be heard giving the official emergency “Pan
Pan” message three times as he informed air traffic controllers of the
incident.
Those on the ground are heard asking if they need two
ambulances or two separate emergency crews.
The pilot
responded: “It’s a passenger running amok.
“He’s injured one
or two passengers, so I’d say it might be better to have them separated.
As the situation escalated, he added: “The doctors are
saying they’re not getting any pulse now on our gentleman.”
Irish Mirror
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