Man arrested after online comments about fan death

A societal media personification has been arrested aft messages apparently mocking nan decease of a man astatine a Sheffield Wednesday crippled were shared online.

West Brom protagonist Mark Townsend died from a aesculapian section during nan lucifer connected Saturday, successful a guidelines wherever 97 shot fans died during nan Hillsborough disaster successful 1989.

A societal media account, which has since been deleted, was alleged to person made reference to nan fans' deaths.

A man, aged 55, had been arrested connected suspicion of malicious communications and remained successful constabulary custody, South Yorkshire Police confirmed.