Bradley Lowery - A man has been charged with a public order offence.
It's after an image of the six-year-old, who died from cancer, was allegedly mocked at football match
Police in Yorkshire have charged a 31 year old man with a public order offence after an image of a 6 year old Sunderland fan, who died of cancer, was displayed at a match.
Dale Houghton, from Rotherham, will appear before Sheffield Magistrates' Court today (Monday 2nd Oct) in connection to the incident, which took place at a match between Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland on Friday.
Police said they have also applied for a football banning order.
A 27-year-old man, also arrested on Saturday, has been released on police bail while further enquiries are conducted.
Following the incident, more than ÂŁ11,000 has been raised for The Bradley Lowery Foundation, a charity set up after his death in 2017.
The Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Women's Supporters' Group set up a GoFundMe page on Saturday, which has now smashed its initial ÂŁ5,000 target.
The funds will go towards a holiday home that the foundation is building in Scarborough, to help bereaved families and children going through treatment.
In a statement, the foundation said it was "overwhelmed" by the support and wanted to thank everyone who has contacted the charity.
Sheffield Wednesday also released a statement shortly after the incident apologising to Bradley's friends and family.
The young football fan was diagnosed with rare childhood cancer neuroblastoma when he was just 18-months-old. He died in 2017.
On Sunday, Lynn Murphy, co-founder of the foundation, said Bradley brought rival teams within the game together.
"He went through some gruelling treatments, but he always did it with a smile on his face, and that smile is the thing that everyone remembers him for," she told Sky News.
He was a mascot for both Sunderland and England and also struck up a close bond with striker Jermain Defoe, who called him his "best mate".
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