Chef in hot water over racist gestures towards footballer
A chef who repeatedly made racist gestures at Falkirk FC's black winger Myles Hippolyte was fined £450.
Dunfermline fan Robert Nellies (35) attended a clash between The Pars and the Bairns at Falkirk Stadium on October 7 last year and was spotted making “monkey gestures” towards Hippolyte several times.
Appearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court today, Nellies pled guilty to the racially aggravated breach of the peace.
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Hide AdNellies, Galletly Road, Dunfermline, was said to earn £1000-a-month as a chef, so could pay a financial penalty.
Imposing the fine, Sheriff Michael Fletcher said: “I hope you now realise how silly this was.”