For posting racist and antisemitic tweets targeting Tottenham fans that included images of Auschwitz, a Nazi salute and photos of Auschwitz, a Chelsea fan was jailed for eight consecutive weeks.
Nathan Blagg (21), who claimed that the tweets were just a ‘banter among mates’ was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty for seven charges of offensive messages sent between September 29, 2020, and February 5, 2019.
Blagg was told by District Judge Michael Hamilton that only immediate custody is a proper punishment for his ‘abhorrent’ and ‘grossly offensive’ tweets.
Nathan Blagg (21), who claimed that the tweets were just ‘banter among mates’ was sentenced on Tuesday to eight weeks imprisonment after pleading guilty for seven charges of offensive messages sending.
He stated that he was disgusted by the messages’ content.
“References about the Holocaust and other issues cannot, on any view, be classified as banter.”
David Roberts, the prosecutor for the case against Tottenham was more offending because of the context that the tweets were about Tottenham’s Tottenham team.
Blagg was described as an avid Chelsea fan who posted on Twitter a photo of Auschwitz train tracks with the message “Spurs are heading to Auschwitz”
A second post showed a fake photo of Matt Hancock, former Health Secretary holding the microphone and saying the exact same words.
Another tweet included video and a photo of Nazi salutes. A message about Adolf Hitler’s German phrase read, “Sieg Heiling in my living room while we speak.”
Nathan Blagg, Retford in Nottinghamshire, arrived at Westminster Magistrates Court, London for his sentencing. He had admitted to seven charges of sending offensive emails.
The security team from Chelsea investigated Blagg’s tweets and passed them along to police after being noticed by a West Brom supporter.
In February, officers with the Metropolitan Police Central Football Unit detained him and charged him by post requisition.
Blagg was previously a season ticket holder and has been barred from participating in matches since then, according to the club.
Blagg is represented by Maeve Therton, who lives with his parents at home and works in road building.
Blagg from Retford in Nottinghamshire was added to her list. He had removed himself on Twitter and was “deeply regretful.”
Ms Thornton stated that it was clear that the defendant took responsibility. The probation report and his record of his past behavior indicate that there is a very small chance of him repeating this offense.