A student who mocked Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba on Twitter
after he collapsed at White Hart Lane was jailed on Tuesday for
inciting racial hatred.
Liam Stacey, 21, provoked revulsion with comments made while
Muamba still lay on the pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest
during Bolton’s FA Cup quarter-final with Tottenham on March
17.
Police were inundated with complaints as members of the public
reported the student’s comments. Stacey, a Swansea University
biology undergraduate, was quickly tracked down and arrested.
Last week he admitted inciting racial hatred when he appeared
briefly at Swansea Magistrates’ Court and on Tuesday he was jailed
for 56 days at the same court.
The first of Stacey’s messages began with “LOL (laugh out loud).
** Muamba. He’s dead!!!’‘
A number of people took him to task for his views and he
responded with a further string of offensive comments aimed at
other Twitter users.
Stacey was close to tears during his appearance before
magistrates last week.
Muamba’s recovery since suffering a cardiac arrest ten days ago
has been described as “miraculous”. He remains in intensive care in
hospital where his condition is described as serious but
stable.
from soccernet