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Posted on September 4, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleA second arrest has been made in the online racial abuse case of England's Jess Carter, with a 30-year-old suspect released on bail.
(Reuters) -A 30-year-old man has become the second person arrested in relation to abusive social media messages sent to England defender Jess Carter during this year's women's European Championship, Cheshire Police said on Thursday.
Last week, a 59-year-old man was arrested and released under investigation while enquiries continue.
"As a result of the investigation, officers from Derbyshire Constabulary arrested a man from Ripley on Tuesday 2 September, in relation to some of the messages which were sent to Jess," Cheshire Police said in a statement.
"The 30-year-old was arrested on suspicion of Malicious Communications and has since been released on bail."
During Euro 2025, Carter said she had been the target of online racist abuse in Switzerland and announced that she was stepping away from social media for the duration of the tournament, which England won by beating Spain in the final.
"Nobody should be subjected to such disgusting abuse, and we want to make it clear that racist abuse of this nature will not be tolerated," Cheshire Constabulary Chief Constable Mark Roberts said in a statement.
"Everyone is responsible for what they do and say, and we want to ensure offenders cannot hide behind a social media profile to post vile comments."
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
A 30-year-old man was arrested in relation to abusive messages sent to Jess Carter. This follows the arrest of a 59-year-old man last week.
The 30-year-old was arrested on suspicion of Malicious Communications and has since been released on bail.
During Euro 2025, Jess Carter announced that she would step away from social media due to the online racist abuse she experienced.
Cheshire Constabulary Chief Constable Mark Roberts stated that nobody should be subjected to such disgusting abuse and emphasized that racist abuse will not be tolerated.
The online racist abuse targeted Jess Carter during the women's European Championship held in Switzerland.
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