12 men charged with manslaughter of football fan who was attacked in 2015

Essex Police said manslaughter charges have been authorised against 12 men over the death of football fan Simon Dobbin. File picture: Essex Police/PA

Twelve men have been charged with the manslaughter of a football fan who was left permanently brain damaged by an attack on his way home from a match in 2015 and died five years later.

Cambridge United fan Simon Dobbin was assaulted in Southend, Essex, in March 2015 after watching his team play Southend United.