He's been charged with assault and violent disorder.
An Italian man has been extradited to the UK in connection with the assault on Sean Cox.
Sean Cox, from Dunboyne in Co Meath, was seriously injured in the attack last year. It happened before Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final against AS Roma last April 24th.
Merseyside Police said Simone Mastrelli, 30, from Rome, had been extradited to the UK. He was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant in Italy.
We have charged a man in connection with the assault of Sean Cox in April last year. 30 y/o Simone Mastrelli from Rome has been charged with S.20 assault & violent disorder and will appear at South Sefton Magistrates Court at 2pm today, Fri, 1 February.
https://t.co/YyZVuT88WF pic.twitter.com/6ALi0Ugr8K— Merseyside Police (@MerseyPolice) February 1, 2019
He's been charged with assault and violent disorder, and is due to appear before a court in Liverpool later this afternoon.
Sean Cox suffered catastrophic head injuries in the attack.
The 53-year-old father-of-three has been recovering at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire since.
