A SECOND man has been charged in connection with the death of a footballer in Brighton.

Irfan Khondaker, 26, unemployed, of Caithness Road, Mitcham, has been charged with assisting an offender.

Iftekhar Khondaker, 34, unemployed, also of Caithness Road, Mitcham, was earlier charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder.

Both men are due to appear before Brighton magistrates on Friday.

Suel Miguel Monteiro Delgado, 20, from Crawley, ded in hospital after suffering serious head injuries following a collision with a BMW X6 in Marine Parade at 5.20am on Sunday, December 1.

Two other men, aged 18 and 22, were seriously injured in the incident.