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Police officer charged with murder over death of ex-Aston Villa man

Dalian Atkinson in action for Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad in 1999 [Courtesy]

A policeman has been charged with the murder of former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson, who died after being tasered near his father's home in 2016.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the officer would be appearing in court in Birmingham on Thursday along with a colleague who has been accused of assault causing actual bodily harm.

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