Jimmy Mubenga's widow: 'We never forget him'

An investigation into the death of Mubenga this week recorded a verdict of unlawful killing. Emine Saner talks to his widow Adrienne Kambana about a battle won and lost a husband

Adrienne

Police Makenda Kambana called from the phone to her husband. Their number had blinked and she ran to him, thinking it was the call he promised to his arrival in Angola, after losing a long battle against deportation. When he heard the unknown voice on the phone, saying he was the police, he dropped in shock.

She knew that something terrible had happened, and she was afraid. He asked his brother-in-law to come, he called the police for her. All they said was that they had to talk to Adrienne, and he said, was when she learned that her husband was dead.

few hours earlier, Jimmy Mubenga was put on a plane, accompanied by three G4S private security contractors, the multinational that seems to shake notorious scandal to another - after the failure of last year G4S to meet the contract to provide security guards for the Olympic Games, it was announced this week face an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office for allegedly overcharging the Department of tens of millions of pounds of justice in their contracts Electronic marking. Worse still are the accusations of racism, and the use of force, including children and a pregnant woman, according to a report last year.

We meet in the London offices of the investigation of the organizing campaign, Adrienne supported in its efforts to discover what happened to her husband aboard a British Airways plane on Tuesday, October 2010 a night and was scheduled to take off. It is a dignified elegant woman. She speaks in halting phrases. When eye contact is rare, I can see who is on the verge of tears.

An investigation into the death of Mubenga ended this week with a jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing. They heard that there was a struggle and Mubenga had been severely limited by the guards for about 35 minutes, his hands cuffed behind his back. Bent forward in his seat - the guards had claimed he was - Mubenga wept, saying he could not breathe. When it was quiet and it was something that was not obvious, the plane, then taxi to the runway, returned to base and paramedics were called.

president of the jury, said: "Based on the evidence we have heard, we find that Mr. Mubenga was pushed or held by one or more of the guards, which makes breathing is difficult The guards ... in our opinion, would have known that would have caused Mr. Mubenga wrong with their actions, but a serious injury. "

eight weeks of research highlighted a number of problems with evictions and private security companies contracted to carry out: the restraint methods, even if they are known to carry deadly risks The alleged lack of training, such as private security guards are paid according to the eviction is executed successfully or not, the nature of the people who work as guards (two of the three escorting Mubenga is found to have a large number of very racist texts on their phones).

Adrienne

not give details on how her husband died. At some point, he said Mubenga must have had a heart attack, which seems unlikely since he was 46 years old and a strong and fit man. "I could not believe he was dead," he said quietly. "Like what?" His children - five years, the oldest now 19 years old and the youngest of three - had returned home the day the police called to find her crying. Everything she said, again and again, is: ".. They were shocked Shocked"

A week later, she could see her body. "It looked like he was sleeping. The children wanted to go, but I said no." She and Mubenga had known in Angola in 1992 and have been together for nine months before marrying. "She was a good person. Tranquilo. S 'Why I liked it. "She hesitates to talk about what led them to come to the United Kingdom in 1994, but the lawyer Mubenga previously said he was a student leader in a country plagued by civil war, which had received death threats. Adrienne first came in March, during pregnancy. She gave birth to her first child, two months later, and arrived in June Mubenga his new family and life.

eventually settled in Ilford, two were granted exceptional leave to remain in 2000 (Adrienne is now a British citizen). Mubenga worked as a truck driver, and she was a hair and beauty course at the university. It describes Mubenga as a devoted father, trying to organize their movements so that they can pick up the kids at school almost every day. "Parents at the school, they do not know me," he said, smiling. "They see me once a week. 10 minutes before would talk to other parents. "

• was a fight in a nightclub which led to the conviction of Mubenga personal injury and was sent to prison in March 2006. "For me, it was the wrong place at the wrong time. I said I had not done anything. "Mubenga served his sentence and was transferred to a detention center for immigration." He did not want [to Angola]. He said no, no, no. I do not want to leave the children. "A long legal battle increasingly desperate and began, during which the family moved repeatedly lawyers because they feel they were given a good enough legal advice . "I do not know what to do. Every night I cried, but I do not want my children to see, and when I came out people did not know [how I was upset]."
• She remembers children who are taken to see the detention center by a friend while Adrienne was recovering from an operation. ".. We are delighted to see him, he bought candy for them from [vending machine] was so happy, he phoned me and told me." I am very proud of you. "She started to cry." He told me, "she said softly," that was a good mother, because the children were ... They wanted to see all weekend. "But ultimately, children have stopped coming because it became too embarrassing for them.

Mubenga had been in the detention center for about a year when he was released on bail and under the conditions he had to report in every week. One day Mubenga was to inform and never returned. "He called me and told me he was not allowed to return. He did not know why "Shortly after, Adrienne discovered she was pregnant and, like his first, gave birth to her fifth child -. Awaited a girl -. Without her husband by her side Seven months later , in October 2010, Mubenga was put on a flight to Luanda, Angola.

storage center guards have reported seeing a piece crying that day, distraught having to leave his family. "I was on the phone with him [when he was on the plane]," says Adrienne. "He was so upset. Wanted to talk to children. He told the old man who was caring for his mother, and to see him again. "Adrienne said to call back.

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