Chairman of Croydon Ath KILLS himself

[dannyriding]

"The chairman of a football club whose owner was caught up in the Pakistan cricket match-fixing scandal has apparently killed himself in a garage.

David Le Cluse is said to have been devastated when his club Croydon Athletic became embroiled in the allegations after the arrest of its owner, Mazhar Majeed, in August.

 

The 44-year-old married father-of-two is thought to have shot himself. He was found dead in a garage near his home in Sutton, Surrey.

 

Mr Majeed was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers and released on bail after an undercover operation by the News Of The World.

 

The match-fixing claims centred on the exact timing of no-balls bowled by Pakistan players during the fourth Test against England.

 

Croydon Athletic's former manager Tim O'Shea has said the scandal "probably hit (Mr Le Cluse) harder than most because of his personal friendship with Majeed".

 

 

 

In an interview with The Times, he added: "He wanted nothing more than for the club to succeed and he was probably upset and affected by it more than anybody else."

 

The club has said it is "deeply shocked and saddened" by Mr Le Cluse's death.

 

A statement on its website says: "Our thoughts and prayers are with David's wife and children."

 

A post-mortem is due to take place and a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police has confirmed the death is being treated as "unexplained".

 

 

 

Sad state of affairs there

 

 

[blueblood]

Very sad affair. Condolences to his Family.

[MummyBunny]

Oh my goodness..... thats awful news my heart goes out to his wife and children

 

xx

[Tony_T]

That's dreadful news. Damn cricket fiasco has a lot to answer for

 

Have posted a sympathy message on behalf of the club on the Croydon forum.