Ten men deny manslaughter of Cambridge United fan

Ten men have denied killing a Cambridge United fan after a football match.

Simon Dobbin from Suffolk died five years after being seriously injured outside a pub in March 2015. He had been attending a Cambridge United away match against Southend.

The defendants, who are aged between 30 and 50, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter at Basildon Crown Court.

They were:

• Greg Allen, 38, of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex

• Scott Nicholls, 50, of Basildon, Essex

• Lewis Courtnell, 43, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

• Jamie Chambers, 33, of Southend-on-Sea

• Phillip McGill, 41, of Westcliff-on-Sea

• Matthew Petchey, 35, of Westcliff-on-Sea

• Thomas Randall, 31, of Leigh-on-Sea

• Michael Shawyer, 41, of Leigh-on-Sea

• Alexander Woods, 34, of Westcliff-on-Sea

• James Woods, 34, of Nawton, North Yorkshire

The defendants will stand trial in April.

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