DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...
The Anambra State Government,on monday confirmed that a nursing student was killed by Lassa Fever,while 65 others were being monitored.Director of Public Health,State Ministry of Health,Dr Emmanuel Okafor,told newsmen in Awka that the deceased {name withheld] was a student in one private nursing school in Nkpor,Idemili North.Okafor said that the lady was admitted at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital,Awka,on June 11.According to him,she was immediately transferred to the General Hospital,Irua,in Edo for diagnosis where she died on June 17.''She was initially admitted at Amaku in Awka before she was transferred to Irua and was placed on admission there.She was bleeding from the gums,nostril and vagina and was confirmed Lassa Fever victim in Irua.The moment it was confirmed that she had Lassa fever,we started contacts tracing.As of now,we have about 65 we are following up,two of them have developed fever and their samples have been taken to Irua.We are still tracking others and we have advised them on what to do to ensure they do not transfer it to their loved ones,'' he said.Okafor urged residents to keep their surroundings clean and keep their foods free from rats.
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