Man Faces Charges After Burnley Fan Caught Mocking Munich Air Disaster

After the Manchester United vs. Burnley Premier League match, videos surfaced on social media purporting to show a supporter ridiculing the Munich Air Disaster, which claimed the lives of several Manchester United players and staff in 1958.

Burnley released a statement on Saturday denouncing the supporter and calling the tragedy chanting “completely unacceptable.”

The club also stated at the time that it was collaborating with law enforcement to identify the person or people responsible. The game finished draw at Old Trafford, with Zeki Amdouni scoring the equalizer penalty.

In a statement on Sunday afternoon, Greater Manchester Police issued an update. “We can confirm that we have charged Nathan Rawlinson (25/08/1979) of Bacup, Lancashire with Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 and has since been bailed,” it began.

“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 (Saturday 27 April 2024) towards the end of the Manchester United v Burnley fixture,” the police statement continued. “As we have enforced recently, continued incidents of tragedy chanting by anyone will not be tolerated and will be dealt with robustly.

“We understand the interest this case will have generated but it is imperative that the suspect has a fair trial so members of the public must refrain from engaging in conversations online, at least until proceedings have concluded. Previously circulated videos should be removed.”

“There is no place for football tragedy abuse in our game,” a Premier League statement, also issued on Sunday, read. “We strongly condemn this behaviour and sanctions are in place to ensure anybody found guilty faces consequences. We continue to treat this as an unacceptable issue and fully support Burnley FC, Manchester United and the police in identifying and prosecuting those responsible.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]