Chester Football Club have condemned an “appalling” Lucy Letby chant heard from their own fans during a match against Hereford, which is where the serial killer was born (though she actually killed those babies in a Chester hospital).
Some Chester FC fans chanted “Lucy Letby, she’s one of your own” at the opposition fans, which is actually pretty tame by non-league football standards. Especially if you compare it to other infamously awful football chants, like “there’s only two Andy Gorams” (Celtic fans singing about Andy Goram after he was diagnosed with schizophrenia) or “Cisse’s family at the bottom of the sea” (to the tune of Yellow Submarine, after the Birmingham City player lost several family members in a ferry disaster in Senegal).
In any case, Chester FC’s Vice chairman, Jim Green, spoke on the chanting:
The club condemns the appalling chant heard during our match with Hereford. We are ashamed to be associated with anyone responsible for the chant.
It is reprehensible behaviour and demonstrates a deeply concerning lack of compassion, understanding and decency.
The impact of Lucy Letby’s horrifying crimes continues to be felt throughout our community and the collective thoughts of the football club, our staff and supporters remain with the families and loved ones of the babies.
Green said they will be reviewing CCTV footage from the game to see if they can work out who started the chant, and will be taking appropriate action against them. Chester did end up losing 2-1 to Hereford in the National League Game on Tuesday, so I guess justice was served on the pitch at least.
Back in the summer, the FA announced new rules that included a section on tragedy chanting, saying anyone who commits this “vile form of abuse” could be banned from stadiums and arrested. Chester FC fans – don’t act like you weren’t warned.
For a psychiatrist’s take on the disturbing handwritten notes found in Lucy Letby’s home by investigators, click HERE.
