"Criminal case is opened over death of migrant worker during Qatar World Cup,"

Qatari authorities have opened criminal proceedings against the employer of a Filipino migrant worker who died at a World Cup training base during the tournament last year.

Salam Petroleum is being investigated after the worker, named only as Alexander, fell when fixing a set of lights at Sealine Beach resort, which hosted the Saudi Arabia national team during Qatar 2022. A court will now consider the case after it was initiated by Qatar’s public prosecution.

It follows an earlier investigation into the circumstances of the worker’s death, which was not made public until some days after the incident. He is understood to have slipped off a ramp while walking alongside a forklift truck on a private road within the resort. There were unverified suggestions in the aftermath that he may not have been wearing a safety harness at the time, and that a third worker was not present to assist with the task...

An investigation into the death of a second worker at the World Cup has also concluded, the Guardian understands. John Njau Kibue, a Kenyan security guard, died following a fall from Lusail Stadium on 10 December after the Netherlands v Argentina match quarter-final. His body is believed to have been repatriated two or three weeks later. An investigation by local authorities is believed to have been completed and handed to the Kenyan embassy, which subsequently passed it to his family for consideration...

Fifa told the Guardian that it has been monitoring both cases closely but would not provide further comment.