Man held over racist abuse sent to England footballer

A man was arrested for “disgusting and terrible” racist abuse sent to British footballer Jess Carter on social media.

Police began the investigation after noting that the messages were sent to the 27 -year -old defender during the UEFA Women’s Euros in July.

A 59 -year -old man from Great Harwood was previously arrested by the Lancashire police on suspicion of malicious communication and has been released under investigation since then.

The Chief Constable Mark Roberts of the Cheshire police, who led the investigation, said that the messages sent to Carter were “terrible” and “no one should be subjected to such racist abuse”.

Carter from Warwick, his By stepping back from social media After being targeted with online racism during the tournament.

After the messages, the UK Football Police Unit (UKFPU) launched an investigation of social media companies to monitor the responsible ones.

“I want to praise him for keeping him up with this abuse and helping our investigation,” chef Constable Roberts said. He said.

It is also the leadership of the National Police Chief Council (NPCC) for football police and expects the arrest to be “many of them in the coming months”.

He said: “We want to clearly state that this nature’s racist abuse will not be tolerated.

“Everyone is responsible for what they do and said, and we want to ensure that criminals cannot be hidden behind a social media profile to publish inferior comments.”

Lancashire police shared the body cam footage of the arrest at the man’s house in Great Harwood.

Fish from PC from Force said: “Lancashire police, personally or online, does not tolerate hatred from any form”.

He said that the arrest was hoping that the police would send a message that the police would not leave any stones to describe those who do this unacceptable behaviors.