Police have arrested a teenager on suspicion of sending online abuse to Arsenal forward Kai Havertz’s pregnant wife. Hertfordshire Police said on Tuesday that “a 17-year-old-boy from St Albans has been arrested on suspicion of malicious communications”.

Police say a teenager has been arrested in connection with the online abuse sent to the wife of Arsenal forward Kai Havertz.

A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of “malicious communcations” in relation to online abuse of Arsenal’s Kai Havertz and the player’s wife.Photo by Julian Finney/Getty ImagesThe BBC

The wife of soccer player Kai Havertz has shared abusive messages she received on social media after Arsenal lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup.

Police have arrested a teenage boy in connection with social media abuse sent to Arsenal forward Kai Havertz and his pregnant wife earlier this month.

Hertfordshire Police said officers had arrested a 17-year-old boy over social media abuse sent to Kai Havertz’s wife Sophia

The teenager, from St Albans, has been arrested on suspicion of sending malicious communications on social media in connection with the investigation. Sophia, expecting her first child with her German Premier League star husband,

Following Arsenal’s recent exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Manchester United, Kai Havertz’s pregnant partner revealed on social media that she had been subjected to a torrent of sickening abuse.