[Lauchenoiria]

Kerlian News Service

International Edition

Eddington crash longer being treated as an accident by Sanctarian authorities
24th August 2019

The Sanctarian Secretary of Homeland Security, Kathryn Stewart, confirmed yesterday that the plane crash which killed notorious serial killer Jasmine Eddington, a Kerlian citizen, is no longer being considered an accident, and that there are indications it was caused by malicious pilot error.

The plane crashed into the peak of Mount Ben in the Gregory Mountain Range hours after taking off from Lauchenoiria, after a decision by President Alex Marwick to extradite Eddington to Sanctaria rather than Kerlile. The aircraft’s First Officer Maria Cummings is suspected to have been behind the crash, having seized control of the plane from the captain and diverting it.

Rumours have been spreading in patriarchal countries which have accused Kerlile of being behind the crash, claiming Cummings was a Kerlian sleeper agent part of the Aurora Programme, an educational initiative for orphans which patriarchal conspiracy theorists have falsely claimed is an espionage training programme. Misogynists such as Lauchenoiria’s Paul Doberman have used this fabrication to call for female politicians in other countries to be barred from office or assaulted.

The Council of Kerlile released a statement in light of the news that the crash was deliberate, which said: “We deeply regret that the life of a Kerlian citizen, even one with a history like Eddington, has been claimed in this way, along with the lives of the accompanying Sanctarians. This was out of Kerlile’s hands after Lauchenoiria refused to return our citizen, and it is a terrible tragedy. We hope that the true motivations of the person responsible are discovered, and that conspiracy theories attempting to make light of this tragedy will be rejected for the fabrications they are.”

The families of Jasmine Eddington’s victims met with Councillor Georgiou this morning to discuss their thoughts on the matter. The contents of the meeting will not be reported on to respect the privacy of those affected. It is expected, however, that the families may release a group statement on the matter in the coming days.