A FOOTBALL fan will go on trial later this year accused of making offensive comments on Facebook relating to the 1985 Bradford City fire disaster.
Mark Randall, 45, of Chesterfield Road, Pleasley, near Mansfield, appeared at Chesterfield Magistrates’ Court yesterday for a brief hearing.
Chesterfield fan Randall is charged with racially or religiously aggravated disorderly behaviour under section 5 of the Public Order Act.
He was charged after an inquiry into comments posted to a League One fans’ page following Chesterfield’s home defeat by Bradford City on December 13, last year.
Randall pleaded not guilty to the offence and was told he will go on trial at Chesterfield Magistrates’ Court on May 29 at 10am. The court heard the trial should last about two hours. He was given conditional bail.
A total of 56 fans lost their lives and hundreds of others were injured after a stand caught fire at Bradford’s Valley Parade stadium during a match against Lincoln City on May 11, 1985.
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