Byrne shared a direct message he’d received on Twitter on Saturday
Police have arrested a man in connection with the racist abuse received by Wigan Athletic’s Nathan Byrne over the weekend.
Byrne, who played in his side’s 2-2 draw at Bristol City on Saturday afternoon, later shared an image on Twitter of an offensive direct message which had been sent to him on the platform.
A 20-year-old man from Sheffield has since handed himself in to police in Blackpool on Saturday. He was questioned on suspicion of committing a racially aggravated public order offence and malicious communications and has been released pending further investigation.
A statement from Liverpool Hope University said it believed the man was one of its students and added it was investigating the incident urgently.
Liverpool Hope University statement: pic.twitter.com/ADVx7PAVDo
— Liverpool Hope University (@LiverpoolHopeUK) April 8, 2019
The offensive message was sent to Byrne on the same day that police arrested a man during Brentford’s game with Derby County after midfielder Duane Holmes had allegedly been racially abused shortly after being substituted.
“Duane Holmes complained that he was racially abused – I didn’t see it, I was facing play and a fan came up to him at the side of the dugout and abused him,” Derby boss Frank Lampard told Sky Sports.
