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bruttJ’s family sues former teams ‘Imperial Esports’ and ‘Reapers’

BruttJ, 19 years old, died in December 2019 as a result of “health complications.” A 10-day break had been taken from CSGO and was due to an inflammation of the brain, according to UOL, a Brazilian news website.

Now his family sues his former clubs, Team Reapers and Imperial Esports, for negligence, alleging that the player’s death was due to unsafe living conditions in the team room.

According to UOL news article, after moving to Team Reaper’s house in August 2019, BruttJ suffered “severe headaches, excessive vomiting or loses of vision.” Other players on the team of BruttJ also reported nausea, suspecting that water supply may have caused the problem.