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Man charged over student killing

Mohammed Al-Majed
Mohammed suffered a serious head injury and died two days later

A man has been charged by police investigating the death of a Qatari student in a suspected racially-motivated attack.

Mohammed Al-Majed, 16, suffered a head injury outside a takeaway in Hastings in August. He died later in hospital.

George Austin, 21, from Bermondsey in south London, has been charged with manslaughter and will appear before Hastings magistrates on Saturday.

Two other men have already been charged in connection with Mr Al-Majed's death.

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