A man has been charged after messages were shared online apparently mocking the death of a man at a Sheffield Wednesday game.
West Brom supporter Mark Townsend died from a medical episode on Saturday, at the Leppings Lane end of Hillsborough Stadium, where Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush in 1989.
A social media account, which has since been deleted, was alleged to have made reference to the 97 victims of the disaster.
Richard Crisp, 55, from Hillsborough, was charged with sending a communication or article of an indecent or offensive nature, South Yorkshire Police said.
This article was originally posted on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6qn99gjw6o
Sheffield Wednesday: Man charged over online comments about West Brom fan death
30 September 2024 Off By Total Football NewsA man has been charged after messages were shared online apparently mocking the death of a man at a Sheffield Wednesday game.
West Brom supporter Mark Townsend died from a medical episode on Saturday, at the Leppings Lane end of Hillsborough Stadium, where Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush in 1989.
A social media account, which has since been deleted, was alleged to have made reference to the 97 victims of the disaster.
Richard Crisp, 55, from Hillsborough, was charged with sending a communication or article of an indecent or offensive nature, South Yorkshire Police said.
This article was originally posted on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6qn99gjw6o
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