BBC Sport editor issues apology for offensive off-air comments about victim of Leicester City helicopter crash
Tuesday 30th October 2018
BBC Sport editor Dan Roan has issued an apology after being caught making offensive comments about one of the victims of the Leicester City helicopter crash.
The Foxes' chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was one of five to be killed in tragic incident which occurred outside the King Power Stadium shortly after Leicester's 1-1 draw with West Ham on Saturday.
Players and club staff paid tribute to the victims at the club's home stadium on Monday, with dozens of members of the media present to cover the events.
A sea of tributes adorns Leicester City's King Power Stadium after owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others died in a helicopter crash at the club's stadium
And a clip has emerged online of Roan telling a colleague that Thai beauty queen Nusara Suknamai - one of five victims of the crash - was the "mistress" of Leicester's billionaire owner Srivaddhanaprabha.
In the clip, Roan is overheard saying: "The mistress who died in the crash … otherwise known as a member of staff … ie mistress.
"If you were a billionaire, it’s relatively expected, so we shouldn’t judge."
Roan was widely criticised on social media, with his comments being branded as "unacceptable" and "disgraceful".
The BBC Sport editor later took to Twitter to apologise for his remarks.
In a tweet, he wrote: "Just want to say sorry for some comments made in a private, off-air conversation earlier with a colleague.
"Absolutely no offence intended."
Leicester City helicopter tragedy
Pilots Eric Swaffer and Izabela Roza Lechowicz, who were partners, and Kaveporn Punpare were also on board the aircraft along with Srivaddhanaprabha and Suknamai.
A spokesperson for the BBC said: "This was an ill-judged comment made in a private off air conversation for which Dan has apologised."
BBC Sport editor Dan Roan has issued an apology
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