BREAKING : Roma fan extradited and charged for Sean Cox assault

by Michael Keaveny

Merseyside Police detectives investigating the assault of Sean Cox, 53 in April last year have extradited a man who was arrested in Rome on suspicion of assault. 
30-year-old Simone Mastrelli from Rome was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant following the incident outside Anfield ahead of the Champions League match between Liverpool FC and AS Roma on 24 April 2018.
Mastrelli was extradited back to England yesterday (Thursday, 31 January) and has been charged with Section 20 assault and violent disorder. He has been remanded in custody to appear at South Sefton Magistrates Court at 2pm today, Friday, 1 February.
Mr Cox, a 53-year-old father-of-three from Dunboyne in Co Meath, suffered catastrophic head injuries in the attack. He has been recovering at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire.