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30.11.2023 - 09:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Police have arrested 12 males - including a 16-year-old boy - in connection with a huge brawl that broke out following the Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic football match earlier this year.
50 officers carried out raids on more than a dozen homes across Bolton and Wigan in the early hours of this morning (November 30). They arrested 12 males aged between 16 and 58.
Seven were arrested in Bolton, and five in Wigan. All are now being questioned in custody on suspicion of violent disorder, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said.
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Two men who were arrested in August remain released on bail 'pending further enquiries'. The arrests this morning come after violence erupted on Market Street in Westhoughton following the football match on August 19.
Police said at the time that at least 50 people were involved in a violent brawl, with video footage capturing the chaotic scenes between the football fans. A Section 34 Dispersal Order was issued to make people leave the area.
One man needed hospital treatment, police said. GMP had issued a warning ahead of the clash at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, stating that 'violence and disorder will not be tolerated'.
They said that if it was found that those involved in the brawl were football fans, then they would be slapped with banning orders. The force set up a public portal where people could provide information, pictures or videos of the incident.
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