Marcus Rashford's online abuser jailed for 6 weeks after Euro 2020 final "hate crime"

A 19-year-old man has been jailed for six weeks for racially abusing Marcus Rashford on social media after England’s defeat in the final of Euro 2020. Justin Lee Price was sentenced at Kidderminster magistrates court in Worcester, with the Crown Prosecution Service saying the teenager sent a “clearly racist” tweet to the Manchester United player.

Ad/> Rashford and his teammates Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were abused after missing spot kicks in the penalty shootout which confirmed victory for Italy at Wembley. Women's Champions LeagueBarcelona beat Real Madrid in front of record 91,533 crowd to reach Women's Champions League semis2 HOURS AGO ‘Just not right’ – Kane and Henderson slam England fans who booed Maguire Sterling stars as England ease past 10-man Ivory Coast 'We've got big competition' — Southgate explains Rashford, Sancho omissions The CPS said Price tried to avoid detection by changing his Twitter username when his post was reported, and denied the offence in his first police interview, before later admitting he was behind the tweet.

The message, which included swear words alongside the racist slur, included Rashford’s username and also said his “dead nan could have scored that”. Mark Johnson, who is the senior crown prosecutor for CPS West Midlands, said “Price targeted a footballer based on the colour of his skin and his action was clearly racist and a hate crime”.

/> “I hope this case sends out the message that we will not tolerate racism and offenders will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law”, he went on to say. /> Price’s sentence sending a clear message is vital, according to the CPS sports lead prosecutor, Douglas Mackay, who said hate crimes linked to football have risen worryingly.