シンガポールの１０代少年、プレミア選手に殺害予告で有罪判決

【シンガポールＡＦＰ＝時事】シンガポールで７日、サッカーイングランド・プレミアリーグでプレーするニール・モペイにインスタグラムで殺害予告を送ったとして、１０代の少年に９か月の保護観察と４０時間の社会奉仕活動の有罪判決が言い渡された。（写真は資料写真）
　有罪になったのは１９歳のデレク・ウン・デ・レン被告で、裁判文書によれば同被告は２０２０年６月に行われた一昨シーズンのブライトン・アンド・ホーヴ・アルビオンＦＣ対アーセナル戦の後、シンガポールからブライトンのモペイにダイレクトメッセージを送り、殺害予告を行ったという。
　この試合では、モペイがアーセナルの守護神ベルント・レノと接触してレノが負傷交代する要因をつくると、さらに試合終了間際、決勝点を挙げて下位に沈むチームに貴重な勝利をもたらした。
　試合をテレビで見ていた被告は、レノを負傷させたことに怒り、アーセナルが負けたのはモペイのせいだと考え、同選手と家族に複数回メッセージを送って脅迫したという。
　弁護人は被告が反省し、モペイに宛てた謝罪文も書いたと訴えたが、検察は居場所の分からない匿名のアカウントを使っていた被告は、モペイに「物理的な危害を加える」ことができたと主張し、結果は有罪となった。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2021/07/08-11:35）

A Singaporean teenager was sentenced to nine months probation and 40 hours of community service Wednesday for sending Instagram death threats to French footballer Neal Maupay after an English Premier League match.
Derek Ng De Ren, 19, sent several threatening direct messages to Brighton & Hove Albion forward Maupay last year from the Southeast Asian city-state, according to court documents.
The teenager was angered after watching a collision on television between Maupay and Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno during a match in June last year, that led to the goalie being stretchered off in the first half.
Brighton's forward later scored the winning goal in a crucial win for the bottom of the table team.
Blaming Maupay for the injury and furious at Arsenal's loss, Ng sent several Instagram messages in which he threatened to kill Maupay and his family, according to the court documents.
You think you will get away for injuring Leno? No way in hell bruv... But don't worry you will be safe you won't be hurt. It's more fun watching you feel pain when your loved ones go through suffering, Ng wrote.
District Court Judge May Mesenas sentenced the teenager to nine months of supervised probation, 40 hours of community service and a curfew from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.
He will also be required to seek psychological and psychiatric treatment.
The judge told Ng that making threats is not the appropriate way and his future would be in jeopardy if he did not control his emotions.
Ng, who had pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment, could have been fined and jailed for up to six months for each charge.
After Maupay reported the messages, the Premier League worked with authorities in Singapore to pursue legal action.
Following the hearing, defence lawyer Mark Yeo told AFP that Ng was relieved to be put on probation.
I think he's prepared to put this matter behind him, prepared to focus on his rehabilitation, focus on the next step forward.
I think much has been said in court about his remorse, about his desire to move on and change for the better.
Yeo also said the teen had written an apology letter to Maupay, which had been forwarded to the player, and sought professional counselling.