Post by Webster on Jun 13, 2023 20:42:28 GMT
(BBC Sport) A football fan has been banned from attending football matches for three years after being found guilty of mocking the Hillsborough disaster.
Prosecutors said Kieron Darlow, 25, of Welwyn, Hertfordshire, laughed as he made offensive gestures as Liverpool beat Tottenham at Anfield on 30 April.
Darlow admitted intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress as he appeared at Sefton Magistrates Court.
Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died as a result of a stadium crush in 1989.
The fans had been attending the club's FA Cup semi-final at the Hillsborough stadium when the disaster unfolded. It remains the UK's worst sporting disaster and the aftermath saw their families lead a 30-year campaign to discover how and why they died.
Prosecutors said Kieron Darlow, 25, of Welwyn, Hertfordshire, laughed as he made offensive gestures as Liverpool beat Tottenham at Anfield on 30 April.
Darlow admitted intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress as he appeared at Sefton Magistrates Court.
Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died as a result of a stadium crush in 1989.
The fans had been attending the club's FA Cup semi-final at the Hillsborough stadium when the disaster unfolded. It remains the UK's worst sporting disaster and the aftermath saw their families lead a 30-year campaign to discover how and why they died.