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Arran Coghlan has had murder charges against him dropped for the third time after appearing at Liverpool Crown Court

controversial businessman has walked free after a charge of murder against him was dropped. Alderley Edge businessman Arran Coghlan has had murder charges against him dropped for the third time after appearing at Liverpool Crown Court  Having pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in respect of the death of Stephen Akinyemi, Arran Coghlan will now be released from prison after the Crown Prosecution Service(CPS) dropped a charge of murder because they were unable to prove that the defendant had not acted in self defence. Police Officers were called following a disturbance at Mr Coghlan's home on 9th February 2010 where they found the body of Stephen Akinyemi, 44, in the bathroom of the converted chapel on Brook Lane. A post mortem revealed that Mr Akinyemi had died of a gun shot wound and Mr Coghlan, who had dialled 999 himself, was charged with the murder on 13th February 2010. Mr Coglan, dubbed 'Teflon Don' initially received hospital treatment for knife wounds to his u