By Charlie Carmichael-
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering Cambridge United fan Simon Dobbin following a brutal attack in Essex. Mr Dobbin, 48, died in October 2020 after he was attacked in March 2015 hours after attending a football game in Southend.
Mr Dobbin was left with permanent brain damage after being assaulted in Station Approach, Southend following Southend United’s match against Cambridge United on March 21, 2015. He tragically died on October 21, 2020.
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Medical tests revealed there was a direct link between his death and the injuries he had sustained. As a result of those conclusions, Essex Police began treating his death as a homicide.
Five men aged 30, 34, 39, 45 and 27 have been arrested this morning (June 10) at addresses across south Essex. They are in custody and will be questioned on suspicion of murder.
A number of people are being treated as witnesses and are also being interviewed today. Detective Superintendent Stephen Jennings, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, is leading the investigation into Simon’s death.
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He said: “Investigations into Simon’s death showed a direct, causal link to the injuries he sustained in Southend on the day he was attacked in March 2015. As a result of those findings, we began treating Simon’s death as a homicide and a new investigation was launched.
“As part of that investigation, this morning we have arrested five people on suspicion of murder. We are also speaking to a number of people who we are considering as witnesses in order to gather their accounts.
“The injuries Simon sustained that day did not just change his life, they also changed the lives of Nicole and Emily. As a team, we will do everything we possibly can to secure justice for Nicole, Emily and Simon’s wider family and friends.”
In total, 13 people were convicted and sentenced in connection with the incident in March 2015, during which Simon sustained life-changing injuries.
Cambridge United fan Mr Dobbin was left with permanent brain damage after being set upon on his way home from game in Southend on 21 March, 2015.
He was left unable to walk or talk and required round-the-clock care.
Mr Dobbin died at the age of 48 on 21 October, 2020 at home in Mildenhall, Suffolk.
Medical tests showed a direct link between Mr Dobbin’s death and the injuries he sustained, Essex Police said.
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