A 16-year-old boy from Gloucester has been handed a three-year football banning order following an assault on a teenage boy during a Southport FC match. The incident occurred on Saturday, 1 April, when officers received a report that a 15-year-old boy had been punched outside Southport FC’s stadium after a game against Gloucester City.
The victim suffered a broken nose and a head injury as a result of the assault. CCTV footage helped identify the 16-year-old boy from Gloucester as the assailant, leading to his arrest on Wednesday, 6 September. The young offender pleaded guilty to assault and affray and was subsequently given an eight-month referral order and the three-year football banning order during his hearing at Cheltenham Youth Court on Friday, 13 October.
