Police charge man with tragedy chanting during Burnley’s draw at Man Utd

A man in the UK has been charged with causing harassment, alarm or distress over alleged tragedy chanting during Burnley’s 1-1 Premier League draw against Manchester United.

Burnley said on Saturday they were informed about “offensive footage” on social media from the away end at Old Trafford.

And on Sunday Greater Manchester Police said it has charged Nathan Rawlinson (44) , of Bacup, Lancashire, with section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 and that he has been bailed.

#CHARGED | Before the end of the #MUFC and #BurnleyFC fixture yesterday we arrested a man in the away section in connection with tragedy chanting. He has now been charged for the offence.

We are taking a robust approach to this kind of behaviour.

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— Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) April 28, 2024

The force said: “This charge is after our specialist operational football investigation team made an arrest of a man in the away section of the Old Trafford crowd who was tragedy chanting yesterday towards the end of the Manchester United v Burnley fixture.

“As we have enforced recently, continued incidents of tragedy chanting by anyone will not be tolerated and will be dealt with robustly.”

It warned members of the public not to share videos of the incident on social media as Rawlinson will attend court at a later date.

On Saturday, Burnley released a club statement on X, saying: “We are aware of offensive footage currently circulating on social media from the away end of today’s fixture at Old Trafford.

BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB STATEMENT

We are aware of offensive footage currently circulating on social media from the away end of today’s fixture at Old Trafford.
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