Football fan fined for shouting homophobic abuse and mocking disability

Two witnesses who were sitting near Arnold told the court he shouted homophobic abuse at match referee Mike Dean and also at players, before making gestures obviously “mimicking disability”

Wolves fan Jamie Arnold, has been fined £340 after being found guilty of shouting homophobic abuse and making gestures mocking people with disabilities during a Premier League match (Jacob King/PA)

A football supporter who repeatedly shouted homophobic abuse and made gestures mocking people with disabilities during a Premier League match has been fined £340.

Jamie Arnold was also ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £500 in prosecution costs after being found guilty of disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress during Wolves’ home game with Manchester United on May 23 this year.