A 31-year-old man is to be charged with racially aggravated harassment of the previous England worldwide Ugo Monye.
Devon and Cornwall police confirmed on Monday that the person will seem earlier than Exeter magistrates court docket on 24 July following an incident at Sandy Park after the Chiefs’ victory towards Gloucester final November.
After the match Monye, a columnist for the Guardian and a TNT Sports activities pundit, posted particulars of the episode on social media. “Leaving Sandy Park and one supporter working by crowd begins shouting ‘Nigga, Nigga…’” he wrote. “Disgraceful. Not a single particular person stated a phrase, challenged and even reported it.
“He walks off after a light scuffle and followers are actually telling me ‘We’re with you.’ BOLLOCKS you’re with me. You weren’t with me if you noticed and heard probably the most blatant racism I’ve seen from a supporter at a reside recreation. So fed up.”
On the time, Exeter apologised to Monye and stated the incident had been caught on CCTV and handed on to Devon and Cornwall police.
“Angus Beukes, 31, has been summonsed to look earlier than Exeter magistrates’ court docket on 24 July, the place he will likely be charged with racially/religiously aggravated harassment/alarm/misery by phrases/writing,” Devon and Cornwall police stated in a press release. “The cost pertains to an incident on Sunday November 19, 2023 in Sandy Park Manner, Exeter.
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“We should now respect the court docket course of and would ask that members of the general public don’t threat prejudicing these proceedings by speculating on social media.”
