South Yorkshire PC charged with assaulting teenage football fan
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PC William Sampson is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on 2 December
A police officer has been charged with assaulting a 16-year-old football fan after a local derby.
PC William Sampson, 26, is accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding the teenager after Barnsley faced Sheffield Wednesday on 8 February.
The South Yorkshire officer was charged after a police watchdog investigation into an altercation on Midland Street in Barnsley.
PC Sampson is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on 2 December.
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