Another man has been arrested for sending racist and abusive messages to England defender Jess Carter during the UEFA Women's Euros.

Following the reports an investigation was launched by the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU), working in partnership with social media companies to identify the people responsible.

As a result of the investigation, officers from Derbyshire Constabulary arrested a man from Ripley on Tuesday 2 September, in relation to some of the messages which were sent to her.

The 30-year-old was arrested on suspicion of Malicious Communications and has since been released on bail.

The arrest follows that of a 59-year-old man from Great Harwood who was arrested on Thursday 28 August as part of the same investigation.

He has since been released under investigation while enquiries continue.

Jess Carter is from Warwickshire and went to Myton School.

Cheshire Constabulary Chief Constable Mark Roberts, the National Police Chief Council (NPCC) lead for football policing, said: “As I predicted, we have now made another arrest in relation to the appalling abuse that was directed towards Jess Carter during the Women’s Euros.

"Nobody should be subjected to such disgusting abuse, and we want to make it clear that racist abuse of this nature will not be tolerated. 

“Everyone is responsible for what they do and say, and we want to ensure offenders cannot hide behind a social media profile to post vile comments.”

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