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BBC News, Yorkshire

Richard Crisp admitted making the post on X which referenced the 1989 Hillsborough disaster

A man who shared an offensive message seemingly mocking the death of an away fan at a Sheffield Wednesday game has been handed a community order.

West Brom supporter Mark Townsend died after suffering a medical episode at the Leppings Lane end of Sheffield's Hillsborough Stadium last September.

In October, Richard Crisp admitted making the post on X which referenced the 1989 Hillsborough disaster which killed 97 Liverpool fans.

At Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Friday, Crisp, 55, of Lennox Road in Hillsborough, received a 12-month community order and was ordered to pay £200 in costs.