Chris Eubank is suing a Dubai hotel for the murder of his son, who died after suffering a heart collapse and falling into shallow water, only to be discovered the next morning.
According to the British boxing great, his family will ‘fight for justice’ by suing the Caesars Palace resort in Dubai’s management business for wrongful death by negligence.
Sebastian Eubank, 29, drowned two years earlier in shallow water recorded by CCTV. Lawyers believe he could have survived if he had received prompt medical attention.
According to court documents, workers discovered his ID and stuff on the beach and then went home without looking for him.
‘This is our chance for truth and justice,’ Eubank, 56, told The Mirror. We will struggle until Sebastian’s memory is preserved.
‘All we’ve wanted since Sebastian died is to figure out why it happened, and we’re almost there.’
According to documents filed on Friday, ‘the lifeguards were not paying attention and/or were exhausted and/or had been poorly educated to protect guests,’ according to The Mirror.
Salma Abdelati paid tribute to her husband, saying he died “after having one of his favorite meals with one of his closest friends” and that “there was evidence of a pre-existing heart condition we were all unaware of.”
Sebastian, the third-oldest of Eubank’s five children, was a week away from turning 30. He, like his father, was a boxer who competed in light-heavyweight contests before making his MMA debut in 2020.
The father-of-one was discovered dead on a beach in the United Arab Emirates, where he lived with his wife Salma and son Raheem.
He fought under the alias Alka Lion and won both of his professional contests.
‘The case is a chance for us to fight on Sebastian’s behalf for the truth to come out,’ Chris Eubank told The Mirror.
‘And if a court believes his death might have been avoided, it’s a chance for someone to take responsibility and for us to receive justice.
‘The case is always on my mind. We can’t bring Sebastian back, but we can help him out. I’m confident Caesars will do the right thing.’
Sebastian arrived on July 7, 2021, and went to a private beach area at 6.30 p.m., according to court documents.
Half an hour later, he stood along the shore for a few minutes ‘in water less than waist deep’ before sinking into the ocean and lying immobile.
Sebastian drowned after suffering a cardiac episode caused by an unknown pre-existing ailment, according to an autopsy.
Sebastian is survived by his brothers Nathaniel, Joseph, and Chris Jnr, who is also a boxer, as well as his sister Emily and mother Karron Meadows.
According to the court documents, the beach was monitored by CCTV and the conditions were favorable for workers to view the area.
According to reports, it wasn’t until 6 a.m. the next morning that a lifeguard found Sebastian’s body floating within the fenced beach area.
‘Had proper and reasonable care been applied, Sebastian would not have drowned and died at Caesars Dubai,’ the docs conclude.
Salma has lost and is robbed of her husband’s love, companionship, society, affection, emotional support and care, intimate connections and ability to bear children, and solace as a direct and proximate result of Caesars’ neglect.
