Jody Lukoki, a DR Congo international passed away at the age of 29. His cause of death has been defined as cardiac arrest. According to the Dutch daily Het Parool, Lukoki went into cardiac arrest in an Almere hospital after being attacked by family members during an altercation.
His death is being investigated by police. On Sunday, he rushed to the doctor with a headache and knee discomfort.
Doctors allegedly opted to surgically remove his leg, which had grown severely infected, but he went into a coma during the operation and died from a cardiac attack at around 6 a.m. on Monday.
Lukoki joined Amsterdam club Ajax as a young player in 2008 and advanced to the main team in January 2011. He won three Dutch domestic league titles with the club in three seasons before joining PEC Zwolle in 2014.
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