Two 17-year-old boys were taken into custody after they allegedly made fun of female referee Rebecca Welch during a Birmingham City soccer match on Saturday.
There had been pleas put out by Birmingham City prior to the match for fans to not engage in “offensive chanting” towards the female referee after she saw issues during her last visit to the arena, the Daily Mail reports.
West Midlands Police arrested two teenagers on what the outlet says was a “suspicion of a public order offence” after their “alleged misogynistic chanting.”
“We have arrested two boys for misogynistic chanting at the female referee during Birmingham City’s home game at St Andrew’s today,” a police spokesperson told Birmingham Live on Nov. 25.”Our officers heard the chants being directed at the official and acted quickly to arrest the two, who are both 17. They are currently in custody on suspicion of a public order offence as […]
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