Emiliano Sala’s mum says tragic Cardiff star ‘was betrayed’ as she breaks silence for first time since plane disaster

THE mother of late footballer Emiliano Sala said the Cardiff star was “betrayed” as she broke her silence for the first time since his tragic death. Mercedes Carina Taffarel said that the plane carrying her son that fateful January day in 2019 “was not in good condition” and that he had been “betrayed” but still hopes that justice “is going to be done”. NewsflashEmiliano Sala’s mother has spoken out for the first time since her son’s death in 2019[/caption] PASala died when his plane crashed into the English Channel[/caption] She said that she wanted “to trust Europe, I want to trust England”. Speaking publicly for the first time since her son’s tragic death three years ago,the grieving mother told local media outlet El Litoral about the moment she found out that Emiliano went missing. “We were in my house and my son Dario gave a terrifying scream… That scream still echoes in my ears, I can’t get it out, I feel it every moment,” she said. “Dario yells at me ‘Mum, Emiliano has disappeared!’… Very distressing… I did not know what to do, I couldn’t believe it, it seemed like a lie to me… I refused to believe it.” Speaking about the €17million (£14million) that Cardiff never paid for the athlete’s transfer fee, Mercedes said: “They have to give me everything my son deserved… “And that’s why I’m also going to fight, because it’s what he would have wanted, for me to fight for what belongs to him.” Most read in The Sun MASON'S LIONS KO Greenwood banished by England as Southgate rules out star amid rape probe BILL BOOST Families to get £150 Council Tax rebate to help with cost of living BEDDER BELIEVE I gave up my bedroom & made a split room for my kids with an Ikea unit TRAGIC 'MURDER' Teen 'stabbed to death' weeks after flying to England to be with bf OUTEN MY OWN Denise Van Outen's cheating ex-fiance takes bitter swipe at star in Insta post SHIFTING SAND Sandler quits Man City after ZERO Prem appearances in three-and-a-half years Speaking about Emiliano, she said: “Emi trusted people a lot, he was too good. A loving, divine son. “The last thing he said to me before he got on the plane was that he was about to board and that he would talk to me when he got to Cardiff. “No one will return my son to me, but I want those who organised that flight to pay.” An inquest into the Argentine footballer’s death is set to begin with a full jury on February 14. Mercedes hopes to be in Europe for the final part of the trial – failing that, her son Dario will reportedly attend. The Sun Online has contacted Cardiff City FC for comment. It comes months after David Henderson, the Brit businessman who organised the flight that crashed, killing the £15million striker and the pilot, was found guilty at Cardiff Crown Court of endangering the safety of an aircraft. Henderson, 67, admitted one count of attempting to discharge a passenger without valid permission or authorisation, before a trial in Cardiff. Sala and pilot David Ibbotson died when their plane crashed into the sea near the Channel island of Guernsey on January 21, 2019. The 28-year-old striker was travelling to join the Welsh side after signing from FC Nantes when the aircraft hit the sea near Guernsey. Sala’s family launched civil proceedings against 13 defendants. WNSPilot David Ibbotson, 59, also perished[/caption] PASala had been travelling to Cardiff when his plane crashed[/caption]