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Crystal Palace doctor racially abused with his children near Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace’s club doctor has complained of being racially abused before the team’s game with Bournemouth at Selhurst Park.

Dr. Zafar Iqbal was making his way to the game with his children when he says they were called ‘P*****’ by a young child.

Iqbal took to Twitter to detail abuse he said left him ‘devastated and speechless.’

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“Taking my 2 youngest kids to their first ever game at Selhurst Park and walking a few hundred yards from the stadium a 3 year old shouted to his dad – ‘look daddy there’s some p****’.