Hunt on for fans who left ‘offensive’ Leicester City FC banner on A444
A hunt is underway to find those responsible for leaving an 'offensive' banner on the A444 ahead of Coventry[1] City FC's derby clash against Leicester. Outrage was caused when banners were found on bridges close to the M6[2] ahead of the game at the CBS Arena on Saturday. Warwickshire Police[3] says it is investigating one of them which was found on School Lane in Bedworth[4], over the A444.
It had a picture of a helicopter on fire in reference to Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was one of several killed in a helicopter crash in 2018, The actions of those behind all of the banners has been condemned by Inspector Mark Calvert, who said they are now hunting down the culprits. He said they believe it was printed professionally, and want to find the firm responsible.
"On Saturday we saw shocking behaviour from a very small number of people and I'm sure most football fans will join me in condemning the behaviour," Insp Calvert said. "There were several signs seized across the region on Saturday, we are investigating one left on School Lane over the A444 in Warwickshire[6]. "We are investigating to establish who was responsible for leaving the sign and will look to take appropriate action. "The sign looked like it had been professionally made so we're appealing for anyone who has any knowledge around how it was produced or who placed it over the road to get in touch with us."
The banners were found prior to the game, which saw the Sky Blues come back from being 1-0 down to beat ten men Leicester FC. Anyone with information can call 101 quoting incident 77 of January 13. Details can also be passed on via the independent charity Crimestoppers, which is anonymous, on 0800 555 111.
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References
- ^ Coventry (www.coventrytelegraph.net)
- ^ banners were found on bridges close to the M6 (www.coventrytelegraph.net)
- ^ Warwickshire Police (www.coventrytelegraph.net)
- ^ Bedworth (www.coventrytelegraph.net)
- ^ Met Office's five day long snow forecast for Coventry and Warwickshire - starting today (www.coventrytelegraph.net)
- ^ Warwickshire (www.coventrytelegraph.net)
- ^ here (data.reachplc.com)