Overview

• Harratt issued a public apology saying he felt “terrible” and that he only threw the chair back after one was hurled toward him to protect a holidaying mate.
• Viral footage from June 21 at the Marco Polo Hotel in San Antonio shows the Oldham Athletic striker launching a chair that struck a woman trying to break up the melee and knocked others into the pool.
• Eyewitnesses report that Harratt’s group initiated the clash by splashing and harassing female tourists before tensions escalated into chair-throwing.
• Oldham Athletic has opened a formal investigation, condemned all violence and stated it will withhold further comment until its inquiry concludes.
• The incident has reignited attention on Harratt’s past disciplinary issues, including a four-month FA betting ban and a £1,000 police poaching fine.