Two men named and charged over incidents during Portsmouth’s match with Southampton
Two men have been named and charged over incidents during Pompey’s south-coast derby clash with Southampton that finished 1-1.
Police have been investigating an incident where a crutch was thrown during the Fratton Park match on January 25, hitting a 16-year-old ball boy - leaving the teenager with a cut to his face.
Michael Wilson, 44, of Beedon Way, Eastleigh, has now been charged with assault by beating and throwing a missile onto a football playing area. He is due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on 9 June.
Officers have also charged Taylor Rogers, 32, of Havant Road, Portsmouth, with going onto the playing area at a football match. He is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on 23 April.