Police have arrested a teenage boy in connection with social media abuse sent to Arsenal forward Kai Havertz and his pregnant wife earlier this month, following the club’s exit to Manchester United in the FA Cup.
The forward, 25, missed a chance to win the game in normal time and then had his penalty saved by United's Altay Bayindir in the shootout on January 12.
His partner, Sophia – who is expecting her first child with the Germany international – reposted two abusive messages she had received on social media platform Instagram.
Arsenal then tasked data technology company Signify with determining the identity of the abusers and a police investigation was launched, the Mirror reports.
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