Overview
- Nigel Dewale pleaded guilty at Blackburn Magistrates' Court to malicious communications over abusive messages sent to Jess Carter during Euro 2025.
- He also admitted possessing an offensive weapon, identified in court as an extendable baton kept in a private place in February last year.
- Sentencing is set for March 25, with magistrates keeping all options open, including custody, while granting Dewale unconditional bail.
- The UK Football Policing Unit traced some messages to Dewale's Great Harwood address after reports of racist abuse, leading to his August 28 arrest and charge.
- Police leaders condemned the posts as totally abhorrent and the FA welcomed the guilty plea, as Carter has previously described the abuse as damaging to her confidence and distressing for her family.