Jimmy Mubenga death: Three G4S guards to be charged with manslaughter

Colin Kaler, Terrence Hughes and Stuart Tribelnig, who worked for G4S Care and Justice Services UK Limited at the time of Mr Mubenga’s death, were tasked with removing him on a British Airways flight to his native Angola in October 2010.

Prosecutors decided in July 2012 that no charges should be brought in relation to Mr Mubenga’s death; however, the case was reconsidered by the CPS after a verdict of unlawful killing was returned at the 46-year-old father-of-five’s inquest.

Kaler, Hughes and Tribelnig will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 7 April.

Kaler, 51, from Bedfordshire, Hughes, 53, from Hampshire, and Tribelnig, 38, from Surrey, have been charged with unlawful act manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter as alternatives, the CPS added.

However, FTSE 100 firm G4S will not face charges of corporate manslaughter after the CPS decided there was insufficient evidence for such a prosecution.

Malcolm McHaffie, deputy head of CPS Special Crime, said: “We have completed a fresh review of all of the evidence relating to the death of Jimmy Mubenga, including the new evidence arising from the inquest, and decided that three men should be prosecuted for manslaughter.

“There is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to prosecute Colin Kaler, Terrence Hughes and Stuart Tribelnig.

“Criminal proceedings are now under way and the defendants have a right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”