SEVEN football fans charged over hate crime at Scottish Premiership clash
ABUSE PROBE SEVEN football fans charged over hate crime at Scottish Premiership clash
SEVEN fans have been charged following an alleged hate crime which took place during a Scottish Premiership match.
Two 16-year-old boys and five men aged 23, 23, 22, 22, and 19 were charged with threatening and abusive behaviour relating to an incident on Saturday, May 3 this year at the SMiSA Stadium as St Mirren took on Aberdeen in a league fixture, with the home side winning 1-0.
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Footage of a fan being abused circulated online
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It happened during a match between St Mirren and Aberdeen
A clip was posted on social media, and one chant from the group even made reference to disabled young Celtic superfan Jay Beattie.
At the time, police described the incident as 'despicable', and football fans across the country shared that disgust.
Many took to social media and urged the club to take action, with one calling the alleged perpetrators 'absolute scum of the Earth'.
Another added: "This is just disgusting and hopefully St Mirren and Aberdeen act on this".
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Someone else wrote: "Embarrassing".
A fourth posted: "Ridiculous. Targeting a wee individual guy like that is just sad."
While a fifth added in: "As an Aberdeen fan, I am disgusted and embarrassed by this. I really hope Aberdeen do something about this."
St Mirren were quick to condemn the act at the time, as a spokesperson said: "St Mirren Football Club is appalled by the contents of a video circulating on social media.
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"We condemn this in the strongest possible terms.
"This behaviour is completely unacceptable and has no place at our stadium, in football or wider society.
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"Our 'Everyone is Welcome, We're All Buddies' campaign promotes inclusivity at St Mirren Football Club and we want to make the matchday experience at The SMiSA Stadium an enjoyable one for everyone.
"The club will work with Aberdeen FC and relevant authorities to identify the persons responsible.'
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Constable Louise Sung of Paisley Police Office has thanked both clubs for their co-operation and assistance in the investigation, and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
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