"Hope You Miscarry"... English Teen Arrested for Defamatory Message After PK Miss

Malicious Messages Sent to Player and His Wife

A teenage football fan in the UK was arrested by the police for sending malicious defamatory messages to the wife of a football player, wishing for the miscarriage of her unborn child.

Kai Havertz of Arsenal in the English Premier League. Screenshot from Havertz's Instagram.

According to the British media outlet BBC on the 22nd (Korean time), "Hertfordshire Police in the UK arrested a 17-year-old boy from St Albans on charges of malicious abuse directed at Kai Havertz (Arsenal) and his family."

According to the report, the boy was released on bail and will be investigated without detention.

Havertz is a forward for Arsenal in the English Premier League. On the 13th, during the 3rd round (Round of 64) of the English Football Association (FA) Cup against Manchester United, he missed two crucial chances and subsequently lost 3-5 in the penalty shootout, failing to advance to the 4th round.

Angered by this, the boy began sending defamatory messages to Havertz. Later, he also sent malicious messages to Havertz’s wife, Sophia, via social networking services (SNS). The boy sent a message to the currently pregnant Sophia saying, "I hope you have a miscarriage and the baby dies."

After revealing the messages, Sophia said, "The perpetrator should be ashamed of himself." Mikel Arteta, Arsenal’s manager, emphasized, "Online abuse directed at players leads to terrible consequences. It must be eradicated as soon as possible."

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