Marcus Rashford is said to have been mistreated after the European Championship final.© AFP
A teenager has been jailed for six weeks for racially insulting England striker Marcus Rashford on Twitter after the Euro 2020 final. Justin Lee Price, 19, was sentenced Wednesday by the Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court in central England. He posted a racist message on Twitter on 11 July last year after Manchester United striker Rashford missed a penalty during England’s shootout defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley.
Price had initially tried to avoid detection by changing his Twitter username after the post was reported, prosecutors said.
He then denied the crime in his first police interview after his arrest, but later admitted to posting the tweet.
Senior prosecutor Mark Johnson said: “Price was directed at a footballer based on his skin color and his action was clearly racist and a hate crime.
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“I hope this case sends the message that we will not tolerate racism and that violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Rashford’s England team-mates Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho were also attacked online after their penalty misses in the Euro 2020 final, sparking widespread calls to tackle racial abuse on social media.
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