A teenager has presented himself to Gardai in connection with the racial abuse of football legend Ian Wright on social media.
Wright posted screenshots earlier today of a young man messaging him on Instagram with foul racial language.
More than 20 messages were sent directly to Wright from the troll who is from Co Kerry.
In a despairing post on Twitter, Wright said: "I know I'm not meant to look at them but these messages still hit me so hard man. This is a child!!!
"'You are a f****** monkey', 'C*** c*** monkey n*****'.
"Direct message to me on IG. This kid [h]as a direct line into me & is able to send this without any worry."
Gardai said tonight that a youth presented himself to a garda station and a file is being prepared for the DPP.
A garda spokesperson said: "A male adult teenager has presented voluntarily at a Garda Station and has been interviewed. A file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. An Garda Síochána are appealing to the public not to engage in social media commentary in relation to this matter."
Earlier Gardai tweeted: "An Garda Síochána is investigating an incident where abusive/ racist comments have been re-posted on social media platforms. No formal complaint has been received but an investigation has commenced into the comments in line with our Diversity and Integration Strategy."
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