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Douglas Dickie

Celtic Boys Club coach accused of child abuse dies at Glasgow home

A former football coach accused of abusing a young lad at Celtic Boys Club has died.

Lyness Malley, who was facing claims he rubbed oil on the boy and molested him on a number of occasions, passed away at his Glasgow home "suddenly but peacefully".

The 83-year-old denied the allegation, said to have taken place in 1969 and 1970 at Barrowfield, where Celtic had a training ground, the Scottish Daily Express reports.

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