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Seven doormen charged over football brawl

Police have charged seven doormen in relation to a mass brawl in Concert Square.

A group of alleged football hooligancs involved in the skirmishes that took place in the popular Liverpool city centre nightspot on November 22 last year.

Ryan Lacey, 23, has already been jailed for seven years after stamping on the head of German national Jan Richter-Gerner, who suffered multiple injuries.

Detectives investigating the outbreak of violence have now charged seven individuals who were employed as door staff in and around Concert Square.

Those charged are:

Austin Cole, 43, of Liverpool city centre

Alan Day, 29, from Vauxhall

John Cummings, 30, from Norris Green

Nat Afful, 28, from Fairfield

Neema Khurasani, 23, of Kensington

Anton Denny, 28, and James Murphy, 25 – both from Toxteth

All seven are set to appear before Liverpool Magistrates Court on June 28.