Football fan took his own life after feeling shamed from making racist gesture
24-04-2025 11:06 via metro.co.uk

Football fan took his own life after feeling shamed from making racist gesture

Andrew Paul Hewitt took his own life after a video emerged (Picture: Family Handout)A football fan took his own life just hours after police launched an investigation into his alleged racist gesture at a match.Chester FC fan Andrew Paul Hewitt, 52, ‘couldn’t face the embarrassment’ of a potential club ban or jail term, an inquest heard, and was found hanging at his home in Flint, North Wales, on December 1.The day before, he had attended an away fixture at Natio
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