Widow sues MoD after army recruit dies during fitness test
The widow of an army recruit is suing the Ministry of Defence and its civilian recruiters for more than £200,000 after he died during a fitness test.
Widow Sues MoD After Army Recruit Dies During Fitness Test
Youngson Nkhoma, a 30-year-old from Malawi, was trying for a place in the British Army in a 2km run at an assessment centre in Staffordshire in 2019 when he collapsed 200m from the finishing line.
Widow Sues MoD After Army Recruit Dies During Fitness Test
He died in hospital later that night from catastrophic organ failure ten days after another Commonwealth recruit, Kamil Iddrisu, 25, had died in an almost identical manner during a similar test at the centre in Lichfield.
Widow Sues MoD After Army Recruit Dies During Fitness Test
Nkhoma’s widow is suing the Ministry of Defence and its commercial recruitment agency, Capita Business Services, for £200,000 to compensate her and their child.
Widow Sues MoD After Army Recruit Dies During Fitness Test
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Widow Sues MoD After Army Recruit Dies During Fitness Test
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