Overview
- The hearing began Wednesday at the Audiencia de Barcelona and is scheduled to conclude on Thursday.
- The case stems from an Espanyol–Athletic match on 25 January 2020 at RCDE Stadium.
- Prosecutors allege a group that included the defendant directed racist chants and simulated primate gestures and sounds at Williams as he was substituted.
- The Public Prosecutor frames the conduct as an attack on dignity and moral integrity that left Williams feeling frustration, shame and humiliation.
- Testimony will include the accused, Mossos d'Esquadra investigators and Williams via videoconference, with noted in‑stadium attendance over 27,000 and a TV audience estimated at a minimum of 209,512.