Discipline
Boy, 14, hands himself in to police over Bradley Lowery taunt at Coventry
West Midlands Police confirm the teenager came forward after a video showed him mocking Sunderland fans with a photo of the late Bradley Lowery.
FootVal Newsroom
A 14-year-old boy has handed himself in to West Midlands Police after a video appeared to show a Coventry fan taunting Sunderland supporters with a photograph of Bradley Lowery during the Premier League match on Saturday. The clip shows the teenager pointing at the picture in the away end of the Coventry Building Society Arena, talkSPORT reports.
Lowery, a Sunderland supporter, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, and died in 2017 at the age of six. His mother, Gemma, has condemned the act as cruel, the Mirror and the Daily Mail report.
Coventry City, who won the game 3-1, said they were investigating the video, according to BBC Sport. West Midlands Police have confirmed that the boy turned himself in.
The reports do not say what action will follow against the teenager, and it is not clear whether the club will take its own measures.
Sources
This article is based on reports by:
- BBC Sport — Boy, 14, hands himself into police over Bradley Lowery video
- The Guardian — Boy hands himself into police after Bradley Lowery taunt in Sunderland match
- Maisfutebol — Jovem de 14 anos entrega-se à polícia após provocação com criança falecida
- Daily Mail — 'My beautiful boy deserves to be remembered with love, not hate': Bradley Lowery's mum issues heartbreaking statement to condemn 'cruel' Coventry fan who used her late son's photo to taunt Sunderland fans
- Mirror — Bradley Lowery's mum issues heartbreaking statement after alleged vile taunt in Coventry game
- talkSPORT — 14-year-old hands himself into police over sickening Bradley Lowery taunt
- The Sun — Vile football fans ‘taunt’ Sunderland supporters with Bradley Lowery photo – as mum blasts ‘cruel’ act
Written by the FootVal newsroom from the reports below, with figures from FootVal’s own database. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. · How we report