A man in Singapore has been found guilty of sending online abuse to Brighton forward Neal Maupay, the Premier League has said. The league's online abuse system helped track down the individual after Maupay received threatening and abusive messages via Instagram. A statement from the Premier League said: "Derek Ng De Ren was convicted of crimes relating to harassment following an investigation and formal criminal complaint filed by the Premier League last August. "The Premier League's legal team undertook a detailed investigation to successfully identify and locate the offender. The Premier League launched an online abuse reporting system in June 2020 so players, managers and their families can report when they receive discriminatory abuse on social media.

Source: Sky sports June 02, 2021 06:33 UTC