A teenager has been arrested after Arsenal forward Kai Havertz’s pregnant wife was sent sickening abuse on Instagram following the club’s FA defeat. The German striker, 25, missed a penalty in Arsenal’s shootout defeat at the Emirates on January 12 before his partner, Sophia Weber, who is expecting her first child with Havertz, said she received abusive messages on Instagram. She posted screenshots of the DMs to her Insta story urging people to be more ‘respectful’ and called the abuse shocking. Hertfordshire Constabulary today confirmed a 17-year-old boy from St Albans has been arrested on suspicion of malicious communications.The force said he has been bailed while inquiries continue. Arsenal are also investigating the abuse and are said to have asked the data technology company Signify to identify the users. Instagram has removed the abusive content for violating its policies. It came after Arsenal crashed out of the FA Cup at the hands of Manchester United. In the aftermath of the defeat, Havertz’s wife, Sophia, shared some abhorrent messages she received from fans, with some targeting her pregnancy. One fan wrote: ‘I’m gonna come to your house and sl*ughter your baby I’m not even joking just wait.’ Another said: ‘I hope you have a miscarriage.’
Posting the DMs on her story, she said: ‘I’m not sure what to even say but please be more respectful. We are better than this… ‘For anyone to think it’s okay to write something like this is so shocking to me… I hope you are so ashamed of yourself.’The post Update: Teenager, 17, arrested after Arsenal star Kai Havertz’s pregnant wife was sent sickening abuse on IG following the club’s FA CupdefeattoMan.United appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
