Man held over Ba 'racial abuse' (From Salisbury Journal)
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Man held over Ba 'racial abuse'
4:43pm Wednesday 30th January 2013 in National News © Press Association 2013
Ba, who signed for Chelsea earlier this month, is expected to return to the North East this weekend to face his old team Newcastle United
A man has been arrested after allegedly racially abusing Premier League striker Demba Ba on Facebook.
A 39-year-old man from Gateshead was detained on suspicion of posting the offensive remarks about the former Newcastle United player.
Police said he was arrested on suspicion of racially-aggravated harassment and bailed pending further inquiries.
Ba, who signed for Chelsea earlier this month, is expected to return to the North East this weekend to face his old team at St James' Park.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police received a complaint about an offensive message posted on Facebook earlier this month.
"A 39-year-old Gateshead man has been arrested on suspicion of racially-aggravated harassment and has been bailed pending further inquiries."
