Ex-Chelsea star’s son dies during desert hike in UAE

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The son of former Chelsea midfielder Eddie Newton has died after embarking on a desert hike in the United Arab Emirates despite his wife’s pleas not to go, an inquest has heard. As reported by the BBC News on Friday, Cassius Newton, 34, was found dead in the mountainous Wadi Naqab region of the…

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