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A Singaporean teenager who threatened to kill English Premier League (EPL) football player Neal Maupay and the sportsman s family members was sentenced yesterday to nine months probation.
Mr Maupay, a 23-year-old forward with Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club, and his family were in Britain when Derek Ng De Ren, now 19, made the threats in June and July last year.
Ng had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment. Two other similar charges were considered during sentencing.
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As part of his probation, he has to remain indoors from 10pm to 6am every day and perform 40 hours of community service. His mother was bonded for $5,000 to ensure his good behaviour.
footballer, neal maupay. derek ng de ren, 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. nick marsh joins us live from outside the court. well, derek nanograms looked very subdued when he was given this order in court. he will avoid jail. this order in court. he will avoidjail. derek ng . his mother had to post a bond to ensure he meets this criteria otherwise he will be sent to jail. this really is a bit of a landmark conviction when it comes to on line abuse. he didn t getjail but the authorities here are taking it seriously. let me remind you
The league s online abuse system helped track down the individual after Maupay received threatening and abusive messages via Instagram, with officials working with authorities to pursue legal action.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A Singaporean teenager who threatened to kill English Premier League (EPL) football player Neal Maupay has admitted to his offences.
Wednesday, 02 Jun 2021 03:09 PM MYT
Derek Ng De Ren sent threatening messages to footballer Neal Maupay via social network Instagram. ― Pexels pic via TODAY
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SINGAPORE, June 2 A teenager and supporter of Arsenal Football Club pleaded guilty today (June 2) to harassing English Premier League footballer Neal Maupay including threatening to kill him and his family last year.
Singaporean Derek Ng De Ren, 19, became upset after Maupay, a French national playing for the Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club, tackled Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno during a Premier League match in June last year.