Ice hockey player will not face UK criminal charges after death during match

Ice Hockey - Memorial for Nottingham Panthers' Adam Johnson - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, Britain - November 4, 2023 Fans are seen inside the stadium during the memorial for former Nottingham Panthers' Adam Johnson REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -An ice hockey player whose skate fatally cut the neck of a fellow player during a match will not face criminal charges, British prosecutors said on Tuesday after a police investigation into the 2023 incident in northern England.

American Adam Johnson, 29, who played for the Nottingham Panthers, suffered the fatal injury during a match against Sheffield Steelers.