PC charged with assaulting teenager after football match

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PC charged with assaulting teenager after football match

The South Yorkshire Police officer has been charged following an IOPC investigation.

Date - 16th November 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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A South Yorkshire Police officer will appear in court charged with unlawful and malicious wounding after an incident following a football match in February. Police Constable William Sampson has been charged in relation to an incident where a...

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