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Rabat — An aggrieved father, Allan Moorhead, from Adelaide, Australia, is pleading for answers following the sudden death of his son, Al Mckenna on February 22 in Casablanca.
In a recent interview with Australian media, Moorhead explains that he received a video call from his son’s Moroccan girlfriend, Majda, who informed him that his son died from what she says was a heart attack.
It is unclear where the couple were at the time, but Moorhead could see his son’s body in the background, and asked Majda to call an ambulance and get his 47-year-old son “out of there.”
Two days later, without an official death certificate or coroner report, Moorhead learned that his son was buried at a random cemetery in Casablanca, leaving him with unanswered questions and the immense anguish of not being able to bid his son a final farewell.
“He deserves better. He deserves to come back here to South Australia and [then] all the family can have closure,” Moorhead said to the press.
Moorhead said that Majda, who is also referred to as Mckenna’s fiance in some reports, is not communicating, refusing to answer any texts or phone calls from the family as well as from the Australian media.
Australian outlet 9News stressed that they aren’t alluding that Majda was involved in Mckenna’s death. The outlet did note that the family suspects McKenna’s wealth may have played a role in his untimely demise, given that at the time of his death, the businessman reportedly led three successful companies in the United Kingdom.
While the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that it is investigating the case, Moroccan authorities have not yet commented on updates of the case.
Mckenna’s family and friends haven’t provided much information on his relationship with Majda or how long it has been ongoing, but some Australian social media commentators believe that the two met online and he was traveling to Morocco to visit her for the first time.
9News later added that a little prior to his death, Mckenna had been hospitalized to be treated for an abscess on his throat. If treated, symptoms of this condition usually dissipate in five to seven days; however, it could represent a life threatening emergency in some cases, if left untreated.
As the investigation remains ongoing, the family is still waiting for answers thousands of kilometers away.
