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Suicide of gay footballer
Justin Fashanu, Britain's first openly gay footballer, killed himself in May 1998.
He committed suicide in London, following allegations that he had sexually assaulted a teenager.
His niece Amal Fashanu speaks to Witness about her favourite uncle.
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