Ugly war of words breaks out over Costa Del Sol pool tragedy as British mother whose husband, son and daughter drowned hires a lawyer and blasts hotel while insisting her family COULD swim and a fault was to blame

*Olubunmi Diya's husband Gabriel and her son and daughter died in Spanish pool
*Mother has insisted something must be 'wrong with the pool' as trio could swim
*Fuengirola-based lawyer Javier Toro has been hired by Mrs Diya after the tragedy
*Hotel Club La Costa World has said an investigation found no issue with the pool

The 'utterly heartbroken' mother whose husband and two children drowned in a Costa del Sol swimming pool has hired a top lawyer to dispute claims they could not swim.

Olubunmi Diya, 49, said yesterday that 'something must have been wrong with the pool' that 'made swimming difficult' as she challenged the allegation her husband Gabriel, 52, and children Comfort, nine, and Praise-Emmanuel, 16, were not skilled in water.

Her words put the spotlight back on the six-and-a-half feet deep pool at Club La Costa World near Fuengirola, Malaga, where it has been alleged there were problems with the pump system.

However, resort chiefs have repeatedly claimed there 'was no malfunction of any kind' at the pool after Spanish Police found Comfort's swimming hat in the suction system.

The police have also conducted an 'exhaustive' investigation which they said found no fault with the pool.

Praise-Emmanuel and Gabriel jumped into the pool after Comfort lost her footing and got into difficulty. Daughter Favour, 14, had been playing with Comfort moments beforehand.

The children went into the pool using the steps but found themselves dragged into the middle, which was deeper and called for help when they could not get out.

In a statement to Sky News yesterday, she said her family has been left 'utterly heartbroken' by the tragedy.

'The whole family, all five of us went to the pool together and were all present when the incident occurred,' she said. 'The children were not left unattended. We followed the instructions displayed by the poolside at all times.

'My daughter did not fall into the water. My husband went in via the steps trying to hep the two struggling while I ran to the nearby apartments shouting for help to assist my husband. By the time assistance came, the three of them were under the water.

'I believe something was wrong with the pool that must have made swimming difficult for them at that point in time.'

A witness who helped perform CPR on pastor father-of-three Mr Diya told on Wednesday how his wife prayed and touched her loved ones' bodies to try to will them back to life.

Josias Fletchman, from Manchester, said in a moving account of how he tried to save them: 'The mum was praying for them to come back to life.

'She was calm. She was touching their bodies. She continued praying even after the ambulance people arrived and had stopped trying to revive them.

'She exercised her faith to the limit. I was performing CPR on her husband but I'm a believer and I prayed as well.

'She strengthened me in the way she reacted. It just wasn't meant to be.'

Mr Diya was head of Open Heavens, a London branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God network founded in Nigeria. He also ran his own property business.

His widow, an assistant pastor, is a systems analyst who owns her own software firm.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7832195/amp/British-mother-husband-two-children-died-Costa-del-Sol-pool-hires-lawyer.html

Ugly war of words breaks out over Costa Del Sol pool tragedy as British mother whose husband, son and daughter drowned hires a lawyer and blasts hotel while insisting her family COULD swim and a fault was to blame

The police have also conducted an 'exhaustive' investigation which they said found no fault with the pool.

The court will decide.

It is so painful, losing 3 loved ones, in one day.
May their souls rest in peace!!!

many questions but no answer. renew your courage in christ,the lord is your strength

May God comfort the woman.

What if they were electrocuted

May the enemy never rejoice over us

The conclusion that the pool was safe by the hotel management was very quick. I mean, how could it be that quick that the pool was okay?

The hotel should have CCTV; the video should be examined to know if the girl fell into the pool or otherwise.

Anyway, once again, Barrister Onabrakpeya is offering his services for free.

She's finished mourning and wants her compensation!

Not even interested in hiring a private investigator first!

It's very obvious that this isn't ordinary drowning and the resort is guilty but this is "holiday season" and money must be made hence the cover up, so this Spaniards sef dey do Mago Mago.....

so painful. .Take heart madam.God knw best.Nor go dash ur money to lawyer..IT IS WELL

Why get a lawyer Why not leave it for God

May our stories not become food for evil bloggers.

Cashing-in

Doubt she can win the case.

What is she holding on to.

I can't even imagine what this woman is going through! Something must truly be wrong with that pool that made swimming difficult for the three! God, this is just too sad, too much for one person to bear

Lord have mercy! May our enemies not rejoice over us. Those people should better come with the truth before they are been haunted in that same pool. 3 pole at the same time and they still opened for business

The only fault I pick in all this imbroglio is the absence of CCTV in that pool. Spain is an advanced country where things were supposed to be exemplary. Apart from CCTV there should have been standby lifesavers in the vicinity of the pool.
They owe all pool users duty of care. This is sheer negligence and they will go down for this.
The pumping system truly may have no problem as its main purpose is for circulatory reason.

For wetin

Unfortunately nothing can bring them back!!!

Rest on

sigiyaya:
Why get a lawyer Why not leave it for God

This people know the truth

Their followers they fool

Leave wetin for God.

Good move.

The resort go shìt out millions of dollars in compensation, what nonsense!
How did 3young people die in the same pool?? Something was definitely wrong

Sunofgod:
She's finished mourning and wants her compensation!

Not even interested in hiring a private investigator first!

such a dumb comment

There is more to that story... How can 3 people just die like that

my fear for water! ehhn .....

A witness who helped perform CPR on pastor father-of-three Mr Diya told on Wednesday how his wife prayed and touched her loved ones' bodies to try to will them back to life.
She was trying to do miracle
Okay

Tragic. Tragic!!!

The fact that there was no lifeguard at the pool, at the time of the incident makes the owners culpable.

The question now is, how much compensation is enough compensation?

OK

Club la costa world.. Inside life..

Tragic. Praying would nor bring them back. Prayers don't work