Justin Price is a teenager from Grandison Gardens, Worcester, England who was sentenced at Kidderminster magistrates court. His age is 19 years, and his full name is Justin Lee Price.

After the tweet got reported, he tried to avoid detection by changing his Twitter username. He then denied the offense in his first police interview after the arrest and denied sending the grossly offensive message. 

Justin finally admitted to posting the racist tweet when the officers questioned him for the second time, reports the Independent. 

The senior Crown prosecutor for CPS West Midlands, Mark Johnson, stated that Justin targeted Marcus based on his skin color. His actions were a hate crime and racist. People who racially abuse footballers and athletes ruin the game for everyone. 

Justin Price has been jailed for six weeks, and he got sentenced on Wednesday at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court, Worcester. According to Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), he racially abused Marcus Rashford on Twitter.

On March 17, at the Worcester Magistrates’ Court hearing, he admitted to one count of sending a grossly offensive message by a public communication network. 

In recent times, several arrests have been made in the UK after racist abuse was aimed at England stars Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho, and Marcus Rashford. 

The CPS is taking a crucial role in handling football-related crimes. They are making the national sport inclusive and safe to watch for everyone. There should be no place for hate in football as these kinds of hate crimes leave a significant impact on the victims. 

According to The Guardian, the authorities are hoping that this case sends out the message to everyone that they will not tolerate racism. Offenders will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law if found guilty.