Five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a football fan who died five years after being assaulted on his way home from a match. Simon Dobbin was left with permanent brain damage after being assaulted in Southend, following a Southend United vs Cambridge United match on March 21 2015. On Friday, five men aged 30, 34, 39, 45 and 27 were arrested at addresses across south Essex, the force said. They are in custody and being questioned on suspicion of murder. “The injuries Simon sustained that day did not just change his life, they also changed the lives of Nicole and Emily.

Source: Express June 10, 2022 08:41 UTC