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The National Transportation Safety Board did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Rios did not respond to a request for comment, but he removed the campaign posts from his Facebook account after The Times inquired about it with the archdiocese.

The spokesperson for the archdiocese did not respond to other questions raised by The Times, including allegations that the priest allowed Guillen and Rodriguez to speak to worshipers about their candidacy on church grounds in August.

Guillen, who is expected to be sworn in next month, said she did not ask Rios to endorse her during Mass.

Mr Sharif was pressed by Mr Emlyn Jones KC: "When you beat Sara so hard with a cricket bat that you broke her spine, did you intend to cause her a really serious injury?"