Murder investigation after non-league player dies

Ezekiel Williams, a 26-year-old non-league footballer who played for Hendon FC, died in hospital on November 2 after being seriously injured in a suspected assault in Milton Keynes in the early hours of November 1. Thames Valley Police's Major Crime Unit has launched a murder investigation, with two men aged 21 and 28 from Luton arrested on suspicion of murder, and a third man aged 30 arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. All three remain in custody.