“Shocking! The Millwall-loving duo was slapped with a ban after chanting tragedy at the Leicester match! Click to uncover the shocking details!”

Peter Brooks, aged 48, and his son, Freddie Brooks, aged 18, were captured on camera mimicking helicopter motions towards Leicester supporters.

A father and his son, supporters of Millwall, have been found guilty of making inappropriate chants during a match against Leicester earlier this year.

Peter Brooks, aged 48, and Freddie Brooks, aged 18, both admitted to the offense at Bromley Magistrates’ Court during proceedings last week.

The duo was caught on camera making helicopter gestures and pointing towards a passing helicopter while laughing during an FA Cup match on January 6.

According to a statement from the Metropolitan Police, this behavior was evidently linked to the tragic helicopter crash in 2018 that claimed the life of Leicester’s owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, along with four others.

As a consequence, Peter and Freddie Brooks have been issued three-year football banning orders and instructed to cover costs and a victim surcharge.

Last August, tragedy chanting was officially designated as a public order offense. DC Phil Dickinson, from the Met Police’s Football Investigations Team, emphasized the strict stance being taken against such behavior: “These convictions demonstrate the zero tolerance approach we are taking to those who partake in so-called ‘tragedy chanting’.”

He highlighted the gravity of such actions, which were once dismissed as merely distasteful but are now recognized as vile offenses causing distress and outrage. Dickinson emphasized that while banter between fans is common in football matches, this incident crossed a line into hate crime territory.

In a joint effort to combat tragedy abuse, The Premier League partnered with Margaret Aspinall, former Hillsborough Family Support Group chair. Aspinall, who lost her 18-year-old son James in the Hillsborough disaster, shared her personal experience to shed light on the pain caused by tragedy and encourage individuals to report such incidents.

To educate children about the significant harm inflicted by tragedy abuse, an in-classroom lesson will be provided to over 18,000 primary schools and 60,000 teachers in England and Wales. Liverpool FC endorsed Aspinall’s initiative and shared details of the in-classroom lesson, which will be part of the Premier League Primary Stars program, on their club website.