Lukoki died after a violent family argument

The sad news of the death of Jody Lukoki, 29 years old, hit Dutch football yesterday Monday. The FC Twentethe last team in which the Congolese attacker played, who also passed through Ajax, communicated his death with a message spread through his social networks.

The causes of Lukoki’s death are unknown, who left Twente last February due to “problems in his personal life”, according to the club itself. But this Tuesday, in the Netherlands more details are given. The footballer would have died after a violent argument with relatives, according to ‘Algemeen Dagblad’.

The footballer took “a big blow” at a party. Once he got home, he decided to go to the hospital due to severe headaches and pain in his knee, where his health rapidly deteriorated. Doctors determined that Lukoki’s leg had to be amputated due to persistent infection and oxygen deficiency. He was temporarily kept in a coma after the surgery. He died of cardiac arrest around 6 a.m. Monday, the newspaper reports, according to sources surrounding the deceased attacker.

A spokesman for the Central Netherlands police told ‘De Telegraaf’ that an investigation is underway into an incident in which Lukoki may have been involved. “That took place a week ago in Flevoland. The investigation is still early, we can’t say more about it.”

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