SAO PAULO: Pele's son Edinho was found not guilty of manslaughter on Friday in a retrial over his alleged involvement in a car crash in Santos 13 years ago.
A spokesman for the court in Santos, a port city around 60km from Sao Paulo, said the verdict was reached in the early hours of Friday morning after a hearing which began on Thursday.
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