Man, 74, due in court after football player racially abused in Bridport

By Lottie Welch

16th Dec 2021 | Local News

A football player was racially abused earlier this year during a match in Bridport
A football player was racially abused earlier this year during a match in Bridport

A 74-year-old man is due to appear in court after a football player was racially abused at a match in Bridport.

The incident happened during the second half of a match between the reserve teams for Bridport FC and Gillingham Town FC at St Mary's Field in Skilling Road on Saturday, October 9.

It was reported that a player for Gillingham Town FC was racially abused by a member of the public watching the match. The referee intervened, before the member of public was asked to leave the ground.

Following enquiries, a 74-year-old local man attended a voluntary interview with police. He has now been issued with a postal requisition to appear at Weymouth Magistrates' Court on Friday, January 21, 2022 for an offence of racially aggravated intentional harassment.

     

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