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Two seventeen year old boys who racially abused Newcastle United footballer Sammy Ameobi on Twitter, have been issued with Final Warnings as a result of their actions.
The two were arrested in November last year as the result of a police investigation into the incident. Both youths subsequently admitted their involvement and accepted Final Warnings at a Northumbria Police youth surgery on Monday.

CPS North East worked in consultation with Mr Ameobi and Newcastle United Football Club during this case and a Final Warning was deemed the most appropriate course of action, given the previous good character of the two youths involved.

A Spokesman from NUFC said:
“Newcastle United are pleased to note the action taken against the two youths who directed racist remarks towards Sammy Ameobi on the social networking site Twitter. The Club takes such matters extremely seriously.”

CPS North East also issued a strong warning to others about the consequences of using social networking sites to make racist remarks.

Wendy Williams, District Crown Prosecutor at CPS North East says

“What many people fail to realise when posting information on social media is that the information is then in the public domain and can be viewed by anyone. This can expose the user to arrest and prosecution if their activity breaks the law, such as if it involves racist abuse.
"Ironically, when a person makes such comments digitally, they will have effectively handed police and prosecutors the evidence to build a case against them."