# Two arrested after footballer dies from Milton Keynes street assault

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/police-arrest-two-for-murder-after-footballer-26-died-following-early-hours-street-assault/
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:56:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T16:23:02+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16265395/two-men-arrested-footballer-assault-hendon-FC.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Ezekiel Williams died after an assault in Milton Keynes.
- Two men are held on suspicion of murder.
- Police are appealing for witnesses and footage.

## Summary

Hendon FC midfielder Ezekiel Williams, 26, has died after being seriously injured in a street assault in Milton Keynes, prompting a murder investigation. Police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder and a third on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Williams was injured on Midsummer Boulevard shortly before 2am on 1 November and died in hospital on Monday. The three men, aged 21, 28 and 30 and from Luton, remain in custody. Police are seeking witnesses and mobile phone, dash-cam or CCTV footage; Hendon FC postponed a cup tie in his memory.

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