No criminal charges will be brought against an ice hockey player arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of Adam Johnson, with the Crown Prosecution Service deciding there was no realistic chance of a conviction.
The Nottingham Panthers player died of a neck injury from a skate after a collision with Sheffield Steelers’ Matt Petgrave in a match in October 2023. The Panthers described the incident at the time as a “freak accident”. CPR was administered on the ice at the Sheffield Arena, but Johnson died from his injuries.
