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SAFC fan admits racist Toon tweets
A FOOTBALL fan who caused outrage on Twitter by sending racist tweets has admitted two offences.
Sunderland fan Peter Copeland, 29, was rowing on the social media site with a Newcastle United fan when what started as banter turned criminal.
Copeland tweeted one comment about the Newcastle star striker Demba Ba’s lips exploding.
Sunderland Magistrates’ Court heard that he followed it up with another racist remark. Peter Anderson, prosecuting, said this was in reference to Newcastle United’s Toon Army nickname.
The comments were made on January 17 and followed Newcastle signing Ba’s Senegal team-mate Papiss Cisse.
Unemployed Copeland, who lives with his parents in Benridge Bank, West Rainton, Durham, admitted two offences under the Malicious Communications Act and will be sentenced on February 27.
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