By Ron Howells • Published: 14 Jul 2021 • 19:53
Police arrest Savills estate agent over alleged black England football stars ‘racist tweet’.
Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after the Three Lions lost the European Championship to Italy at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, July 11.
Andrew Bone, 37, called for police to investigate and presented himself at Cheadle Heath police station this morning, where he was arrested on suspicion of an offence under the Malicious Communications Act.
Savills suspended the commercial building manager pending an investigation after Bone claimed his account was hacked.
A racist message was posted on his profile moments after Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho missed their penalties in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final against Italy.
Police officers were seen searching Bone’s home in Greater Manchester before leaving with a laptop. Detective Inspector Matt Gregory said: ‘The actions of a small number of people overshadowed what was a hugely unifying event for our country on Sunday evening.
‘We are firm in our commitment, any racist abuse whether online or off is not acceptable. We now have one man in custody and our investigation continues.’
Thank you for taking the time to read this article, please remember to come back and check The Euro Weekly News website for all your up-to-date local and international news stories.
Share this story
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don't already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Ron actually started his working career as an Ophthalmic Technician- things changed when, during a band rehearsal, his amplifier blew up and he couldn’t get it fixed so he took a course at Birmingham University and ended up doing a degree course. He built up a chain of electronics stores and sold them as a franchise over 35 years ago. After five years touring the world Ron decided to move to Spain with his wife and son, a place they had visited over the years, and only bought the villa they live in because it has a guitar-shaped swimming pool!. Playing the guitar since the age of 7, he can often be seen, (and heard!) at beach bars and clubs along the length of the coast. He has always been interested in the news and constantly thrives to present his articles in an interesting and engaging way.
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Download our media pack in either English or Spanish.