Matt Petgrave, hockey player involved in death of Adam Johnson, won't face charges

Matt Petgrave, the antheral arrested connected suspicion of manslaughter aft the decease of hockey subordinate Adam Johnson, volition not look charges, British prosecutors said connected Tuesday.

The New York Post reports the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to complaint Petgrave, who was progressive successful the tragic collision with Johnson during a Nottingham Panthers-Sheffield Steelers hockey crippled connected Oct. 28, 2023. 

Petgrave's skate sliced Johnson's cervix during the collision, yet starring to his death. 

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Adam Johnson #47 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates against the Carolina Hurricanes astatine PPG Paints Arena connected March 31, 2019 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   (Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images)

South Yorkshire Police arrested Petgrave 2 weeks aft the incident, though they didn't specify who it was publicly. Then, Petgrave posted a crowdfunding entreaty for ineligible fees, saying that helium was the taxable of a constabulary investigation. 

The CPS explained their reasoning not to complaint Petgrave, calling the concern "a shocking and profoundly upsetting incident."

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"The CPS and South Yorkshire Police person worked intimately unneurotic to find whether immoderate transgression charges should beryllium brought against the different crystal hockey subordinate involved," Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor Michael Quinn said, per The Post. 

"Following a thorough constabulary probe and a broad reappraisal of each the grounds by the CPS, we person concluded that determination is not a realistic imaginable of condemnation for immoderate transgression discourtesy and truthful determination volition not beryllium a prosecution. Our thoughts stay with the household and friends of Adam Johnson."

Pittsburgh Penguins Left Wing Adam Johnson (47) looks connected during the 2nd play successful the NHL crippled betwixt the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Colorado Avalanche connected October 16, 2019, astatine PPG Paints Arena successful Pittsburgh, PA.  (Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

When the horrible incidental took place, determination was statement connected societal media astir whether Petgrave collided with Johnson connected purpose. But Johnson's teammates supported Petgrave, with 1 saying determination "isn't a accidental that it's deliberate."

Debate besides sparked astir hockey subordinate extortion connected the ice, and the English Ice Hockey Association rapidly mandated cervix extortion for each players. 

The announcement came 2 days aft Johnson's accident, arsenic cervix extortion was mandated starting successful 2024. 

Johnson played 13 games during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who honored him astatine the clip of his tragic death.

Matt PetGrave #26 of the Laval Rocket skates during the warm-up against the Belleville Senators anterior to the AHL crippled astatine Place Bell connected February 14, 2018 successful Laval, Quebec, Canada.  The Laval Rocket defeated the Belleville Senators 3-2. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

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"The Pittsburgh Penguins articulation the full hockey satellite successful mourning the beingness of Adam Johnson, whose beingness tragically ended acold excessively soon," the squad said successful a statement. "We connection our deepest condolences to Adam’s household and friends, arsenic good arsenic each of Adam’s past and contiguous teammates and coaches. Adam volition ever beryllium portion of the Penguins family." 

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