18 January 2014

Police race-hate probe leads to Boro fan's arrest

A boro fan has been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after allegedly ripping up pages of the Qu'ran at a match.

And six people have been suspended from attending Middlesbrough Football Club matches as the probe continued.

A 25-year-old man who has been arrested is accused of tearing up pages from the holy text of Islam and throwing them during Boro’s clash against Birmingham City last month.

The fan has been bailed while police continue to investigate the incident. [The Evening Gazette] Read more