A youngster was sentenced to 6 weeks in jail on Wednesday for racially abusing England soccer participant Marcus Rashford on social media final 12 months after the European Championship remaining.
Justin Lee Price, who is nineteen, focused Rashford with abuse on Twitter after the Manchester United participant missed a penalty within the shootout received by Italy at Wembley Stadium in July.
Price beforehand admitted to at least one depend of sending a grossly offensive message by public communication community at a listening to at Worcester Magistrates’ Court on March 17.
Price initially tried to keep away from detection by altering his Twitter username after the put up was reported, British prosecutors mentioned. He then denied the offense in his first police interview following his arrest, however later admitted to posting the tweet when he was questioned by officers a second time.
He was sentenced at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court in Worcester.
“Price targeted a footballer based on the color of his skin and his action was clearly racist and a hate crime,” mentioned Mark Johnson of the Crown Prosecution Service. “Those who racially abuse footballers ruin the game for all. I hope this case sends out the message that we will not tolerate racism and offenders will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
