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World Service,03 May 2012,10 mins

Suicide of gay footballer

Witness History

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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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