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Soccer Official Kicked to Death By Teen Players

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Getty 120412 SoccerPitch?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1354644113230iStockphoto/Thinkstock(THE HAGUE, Netherlands) — Three teens are being charged with manslaughter in the Netherlands for allegedly taking part in an attack on a volunteer lineman after a match.

Richard Nieuwenhuizen, 41, died Monday, a day after he was beaten and kicked by players from an Amsterdam team.

One of the players is 16 years old; two of them are 15.

Nieuwenhuizen was officiating a game his own son was playing in.

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