The electrician ended up in court and was fined over £800.
Everton fan Sion Owen was arrested after making an offensive gesture known as ‘The Wall’ An Everton football fan was ordered to pay £820 after taunting Liverpool supporters about the 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster. Electrician Sion Owen, 23, was watching a match at Anfield when he was seen making pushing motion with his hands known as ‘The Wall’, a court heard.
‘He said he was not even born at the time of the Heysel disaster. We say the defendant knew exactly what he was doing.’ PC Rob Jones, operational football officer for Liverpool Football Club, said: ‘The gesture is very clear and unequivocal and is reference to the Heysel disaster of 29 May 1985. ‘The ‘Wall’ gesture is well known in football circles implies that Liverpool fans were responsible for the disaster. ‘Unfortunately, it is well used to provoke Liverpool football fans.
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