Teenager Hands Himself In Over Bradley Lowery Video

A 14-year-old has handed himself in to West Midlands Police over a video that appeared to show a fan mocking Sunderland supporters with a picture of Bradley Lowery. Coventry City said it was looking into the footage, and the teenager's decision to come forward has moved the matter into the hands of the police.

Bradley was a young Sunderland supporter who became a familiar face across English football through his friendship with Gareth Bale and others. He died in 2017, aged six, after a long battle with neuroblastoma, and his death prompted an outpouring of tributes from clubs, players and fans well beyond the North East. That history is why footage using his image as a weapon against Sunderland fans drew such a strong reaction.

The report does not say what action police will take, whether any charge will follow, or where and when the video was filmed. Those are the details that will decide how the case develops, and they have not been made public in the material available so far.

Coventry's inquiry is running alongside the police process. Clubs can act against supporters they identify through stadium bans and other sanctions, so the club's findings may matter as much as anything the police decide. For Sunderland supporters, and for anyone who remembers the warmth Bradley's story generated, the case is a reminder that the way fans treat one another online and in grounds still attracts serious scrutiny.