Aston Villa fan handed three-year ban for racially abusing Raheem Sterling
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An Aston Villa fan has been banned from attending matches for three years for racially abusing Chelsea and England star Raheem Sterling.
Timothy Hyslop, 54, shouted a racist slur when Sterling was on the ball during the first half of a Premier League game at Villa Park. He made the vile comments during Chelsea’s 2-0 win against Aston Villa on October 16 last year.
Hyslop was quizzed by police after the game and charged with a racially aggravated section 5 public order offence. He appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (17/1) where he pleaded guilty to the charge.
Hyslop, of Britannia Drive, Burton, Staffs., was handed a three-year football banning order (FBO) and ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £538.
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PC Stuart Ward, football hate crime officer at West Midlands Police, said: "This kind of behaviour will not be tolerated. “Abusing anyone for the colour of their skin is disgusting and can never, ever be condoned.
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"There is no place for racism in football or society in general. I would like to thank Aston Villa for their assistance during this investigation." PC Ward was appointed the UK’s first dedicated hate crime officer based within a football unit two years ago.
He took up the role after football-related racism shop up by 42 per cent in just one season.
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