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Chelsea FC / Cassius Newton was the son of former Chelsea player Eddie Newton The son of ex-Chelsea midfielder Eddie Newton ignored pleas from his wife to not go on what turned out to be a fatal 40C (104F) desert hike, a coroner said. Rescue teams found the body of Cassius Newton, 34, in the mountainous region of Wadi Naqab, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on 18 July - hours after the couple last spoke, an inquest was told. His friend, Aran Martinson, from Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, also died in the sweltering heat after they set off at about 07:00 local time (04:00 BST). Area coroner Michelle Brown ruled their deaths were the result of misadventure and said: "This was an intentional trip with unintended consequences." Newton met Martinson through their work at a "global company" and they both lived in the luxury resort of Ras Al Khaimah, to the north-east of Dubai. He called his wife at about 02:00 to inform her of their planned hike and "she asked him not to go", Essex Coroner's Court heard. "She knew it would be very hot and it can get to about 40C, and the feeling is higher because it's in the canyons," Brown said. "He was also out the night before and wouldn't have had much sleep, and she didn't think he would have charged his phone enough." Getty Images / Newton and Martinson had both recently moved to the United Arab Emirates city of Ras Al Khaimah before their deaths Rescue efforts were launched after the wives of both men called the authorities, having not heard from them for hours. They were discovered between 3km and 4km (1.8 miles and 2.5 miles) from where they had parked, and their bodies were 350m (1,148ft) apart. Newton, originally from Poole, and father-of-three Martinson were both lying on their backs surrounded by large rocks. They were taken to hospital in Ras Al Khaimah but pronounced dead later that day. Brown described the route they were walking as "a recreational hike" that did not require any equipment and should take four hours. She said Eddie Newton flew out to the UAE to identify his son's body. PA Media / Eddie Newton went on to have two spells as Chelsea's assistant manager Text messages between Martinson and his wife were also read to the court, in which she said at 09:26: "You must be cooking." Having not heard from him five hours later, she messaged: "[You are] actually trying to tip me over the edge I swear." Brown said the men both died from severe rising body temperatures which led to organ failure. A previous hearing was told it was 50C (122F) in the desert, but Brown said it was 40C earlier. In an earlier tribute, Chelsea said it was "devastated" to learn of the death of Newton, who once played for the club's academy. Martinson's wife wrote online that her husband was "incredibly driven, hardworking and ambitious". Do you have a story suggestion? Contact us below. Follow East of England news on X , Instagram and Facebook: BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks , BBC Cambridgeshire , BBC Essex , BBC Norfolk , BBC Northamptonshire or BBC Suffolk .

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中文标题： 前切尔西球员之子在40摄氏度沙漠徒步中身亡

切尔西前球员埃迪·牛顿之子卡修斯·牛顿与友人阿兰·马丁森在阿联酋Wadi Naqab山区徒步时死亡。验尸官裁定为意外事故，称这是一次带意外后果的故意出行。牛顿出发前曾致电妻子，妻子请求他不要去；两人妻子久未获消息后报警。遗体距停车点3至4公里，相隔350米，死因是体温严重升高导致器官衰竭。

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  • 发布时间：2026/10/2 18:17:29