James Hitchcockgoalkeeper of Barton Town FCa semi-professional team in England, died at the age of 30 after being attacked over the weekend. McKenzie Dicicco, a footballer for Thornaby FC, which is also in the lower category of English football, was arrested by the police as the main suspect.
Hitchcock, married with one child, was injured Sunday after attending a party. Initially, it was suspected that the attack happened during an alleged attack on the train station in York, a city located in the north of the country, but in the last hours another footballer was arrested for crime
“Barton Town FC are saddened to announce that our first team goalkeeper, James Hitchcock, has passed away peacefully in hospital. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with his wife, April, his son Freddie, his parents, family and friends. All club matches scheduled for this weekend will be postponed as a mark of respect“he wrote the club in a publication they shared on their social networks.
“James is a lovely kid. A real, good all-around guy. He’s irreplaceable as a friend and as a player,” Hitchcock coach Anthony Bowsley said. According to the police, Dicicco, 22, was arrested and charged with murder. The footballer was taken into custody and summoned to testify at Leeds court.
Source: La Verdad
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