A Plumstead man, Jack Scotter, has been jailed for racially aggravated common assault and assaulting police officers at an England match at Wembley. Let us see more details about this incident in detail.
Who is Jack Scotter?
Jack Scotter, 27, of Plumstead was intoxicated and removed from the England v Switzerland game on 26 March. Once outside, he racially abused stewards and assaulted four of them by punching, kicking, head-butting, and spitting. He also kicked and spat in the eye of a police officer and head-butted another officer.
Jack Scotter appeared on bail at Harrow Crown Court on 9 December where he pleaded guilty to four counts of racially aggravated common assault and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker. He was jailed for 13 months.
He was jailed for 13 months and will spend his first day in jail today, the day England is set to take on France in the quarter-final of the World Cup.
Never an excuse for racism and violence
Commenting on the coincidence of it being Jack Scotter’s first day in prison and England’s crucial World Cup showdown, the Metropolitan Police football unit said there is “never an excuse for racism and violence”.
The spokesperson tweeted: “As those of us lucky enough to have an evening off work look forward to England’s World Cup Quarter Final against France, one football supporter will be spending his first full day in prison after being convicted of racist violence during a pre-tournament friendly at Wembley.
“There is never an excuse for racism and violence – not drunkenness and certainly not football.”
Similar Incident
On October 12, 2021, at Wembley Stadium during the European qualifying match versus Hungary, a fan was detained for reportedly yelling racial epithets at a steward.
According to the Met Police, some Hungarian and Polish supporters then turned aggressive and attacked police personnel. Police want to hear from anyone who recognizes the males.
Officers have been reviewing the video and have found five people we want to track down with disgusting behavior during that game, according to Det Con Dawid Ratajczak.
According to him, the behavior displayed “has no place in football or wider society.”
Anyone with information is urged to call the police at (101), referencing case number CAD 4160/06DEC22, or to contact the nonprofit organization Crimestoppers anonymously.
Metropolitan Police Service
The Metropolitan Police Service, formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police. MPS is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime in Greater London.
If you’ve witnessed or been the victim of a crime please report it to us. Reports are dealt with by our control room in exactly the same way . If you want to report it ,Make it online or call 101.
Before you give us the details of the crime, we will ask you a few questions to make sure you go to the relevant online form.
Lack of order and discipline
Incident was taken from the Previous reference.
England manager Gareth Southgate has described playing next month’s Nations League home match behind closed doors. “an embarrassment”. The game against Italy at Molineux Stadium on June 12 will be held without spectators. After the Football Association was hit with sanctions following unruly crowd behavior at the Euro 2020 final in July last year.
The association was fined $90,771 and handed a two-game ban on supporters, with one match suspended for 24 months, for a “lack of order and discipline” at the Wembley Stadium match.
Expressed on Social Media
Man jailed for racially abusing Wembley stewards at England vs Switzerland game.
Peter Jones Posted
A shining example of Anglo-Saxon perfection hahaha.
Tania Higgins Posted
The world cup is missing these kinds of supporters.
Man jailed for racially abusing Wembley stewards at England vs Switzerland game https://t.co/WH6e9Owqkp
— Evening Standard (@EveningStandard) December 10, 2022
Man jailed for racially abusing Wembley stewards at England vs Switzerland game https://t.co/QbP6Tbb9Xp
— Evening Standard (@standardnews) December 10, 2022
Keep Reading,
Who is Rebacca Sananes? Why she Claims Meghan Markle’s Podcast was created by her? Explained
How did Herbert Deutsch die? American Composer Cause of death Explained
Follow us on Twitter for more updates.
Absolute load of bollocks!! The geezer ain’t 27 for a starters and ain’t even from plumstead! Police and nosey news reporters put this story together to make him an example of what would happen. Funny how they waited nearly a year and didn’t accept any videos we have of police and stewards beating him leaving him with broken ribs!!! You absolute fools!!!!!