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The Tottenham fan has been banned from attending games for three years
He made the gestures during Tottenham's trip to Anfield on April 30
A total of 97 people died as a result of the crush at Hillsborough in 1989

By PRESS ASSOCIATION SPORT STAFF

Published: 19:36 EDT, 13 June 2023 | Updated: 19:37 EDT, 13 June 2023

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A Tottenham fan has been banned from attending football matches for three years after being found guilty of mocking the Hillsborough disaster.

The Crown Prosecution Service said that Kieron Darlow, 25, from Welwyn, made the gestures at the Liverpool v Spurs Premier League game at Anfield on April 30.

Andrew Page, of CPS Mersey Cheshire, said: 'Darlow admitted making a gesture towards the Liverpool fans and that this was a reference to the Hillsborough disaster.

'He admitted that this was to suggest that fans without tickets had pushed forward in the tragedy and had been partly to blame for the crush that led to so many deaths.

'He accepted at court that it was his intention that Liverpool fans should see this and that it would cause them harassment, alarm and distress. He admitted that his behaviour was unacceptable and regrets his actions.

A Tottenham fan has been banned from football for three years after he was found guilty of mocking the Hillsborough disaster - where 97 Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush

The incident took place during Tottenham's clash with Liverpool at Anfield on April 30

'Darlow knew what he was doing and it was done knowing what an impact the Hillsborough tragedy had on Liverpool fans and the city of Liverpool but he did it anyway. This sort of behaviour is not only morally unacceptable, it is criminal.

'We hope this prosecution sends a message out to all football fans that their behaviour at football games is important and that, if it crosses into criminality, they will be met with the full force of the law.'

Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush at Hillsborough in 1989. An inquest jury ruled in 2016 that they were unlawfully killed amid a number of police errors.

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