Boy who sent racist message to Zaha turns extremely remorseful

A 12-year-old boy from Solihull was arrested for sending the Ivorian and Crystal palace winger, Wilfred Zaha racist messages.

Zaha was abused in and rudely discriminated against on social media ahead of a game against Aston Villa in July.

 The winger later shared the messages he received which included a message from a 12-year-old boy who is a member of the Ku Klux Klan, a white American  Supremacist Hate Group whose primary targets are African-Americans.

According to a West Midlands police representative, the boy was extremely remorseful for his actions and has received education sessions as part of the restorative justice process,"

"This was victim-supported and led by Kick It Out.

"The sessions provided a greater understanding of equality, diversity, discrimination and what is unacceptable behaviour.

"They also highlighted the impact of hate crime on others and further punishments if he reoffends. We continue to work with the boy and there has been no repeat offending since," he said.