to have contributed to the rise in gun crime here, along with, of course, a proliferation of firearms and such things as questions over the legitimacy of police forces here, if you like, in the wake of incidents such as that involving george floyd. so, it s a combination of factors, but we have certainly seen some very, very scary statistics from some cities in recent months. to singapore now where a 19 year old man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to sending death threats to the english premier league footballer, neal maupay. derek ng who wrote the messages on social media after brighton beat arsenal last year is the first person outside britain to be convicted of the online harassment of a premier league player.
what this case relates to. last summer, derek.ng sent a series of abusive messages to the brighton striker neal maupay any more death threats to neal maupay s family as well. this is something that is quite common but what is not common is what the premier league managed to do next. they trace these messages all the way here to singapore 7000 miles away, they enlisted the help of singapore police who made this arrest and secure this conviction and the symptoms. the sentence could have been a lot harsher but the premier league have already welcome to this. they second service of blueprint to security more convictions and tackle abuse on line no matter where it comes from in the uk or overseas. the united nations has warned that myanmar is heading towards a new civil war at an unprecedented scale. after months of brutal
the premier league and the fa, after his managerial record didn t initially pass post brexit rules. lage would replace nuno espirito santo, who left the club at the end of the season. a nineteen year old man in singapore has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to the premier league footballer neal maupay on social media. derek ng is the first person outside the uk to be charged and convicted of such an offence. nick marsh reports from singapore. the premier league said it hoped today s ruling would serve as a powerful deterrent to would be abusers no matter where they are in the world. they thanked the singaporean authorities, as did neal maupay, and brighton and hove albion in securing this landmark conviction. 7000 miles away, and the first of its kind outside of the uk. now, derek mg, 19 years old, pleaded guilty as expected today in court to sending these explicit death threats to neal maupay. he will be sentenced next month,
we asked enfield councilfor comment but it did not respond. hi, guys, you know it is illegal for you to go through here? no, it s not, mate. it is. the truth is, if we want safe, clean cities and to tackle climate change, we do need to coax some people out of their cars. and if they think they will be punished, most drivers do obey the law. justin rowlatt, bbc news, oxford. a 19 year old man in singapore has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to the premier league footballer neal maupay on social media. derek ng is the first person outside the uk to be charged and convicted of such an offence. nick marsh reports from singapore. the premier league said it hoped today s ruling would serve as a powerful deterrent to would be abusers no matter where they are in the world.
Derek Ng De Ren (left) sent threatening messages to football player Neal Maupay via Instagram. - AFP
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A Singaporean teenager has been charged in court after threatening to kill football player Neal Maupay who is a forward with Brighton in the English Premier League.
The court on Monday (May 3) heard that Derek Ng De Ren, now 19, is also accused of threatening to kill the footballer s family.
The player and his family were in Britain when the threats were made in June and July last year.
According to earlier reports, the Premier League had alerted the Singapore Police Force after its investigations showed that the person responsible for the serious online abuse towards Maupay was in Singapore.