An online troll has claimed he was 'sacked' after being reported to the police following a brutal 'fridge freezer' weight jibe aimed at a female football fan.
The incident occurred after X, formerly known as Twitter, user @abbey1878 shared a picture of herself and two other friends attending Everton's trip to Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Shortly after her post, another user replied saying: 'No wonder the kick off was delayed if a fridge freezer has had to go through the turnstiles'.
The online troll made reference to the fact the Premier League game was delayed due 'turnstile issues' on the day.
In response, another user got involved and replied saying: 'I have reported @37HJ__ to @gmpolice for immediate investigation. The nice gentleman there said they've had many reports this evening regarding this individual and @X have already supplied them with the person's identity. He should be jailed. Utter scum'.
User @37HJ__ then took to the online platform once more to post a series of Tweets which claimed he had been sacked over the incident.
On Sunday evening, they wrote: 'Just had a phone call from my manager and I’ve got a meeting with HR at 9am Monday morning'.
Early on Monday morning, they then claimed: 'Well I’ve just been sacked'.
The game, Ipswich's fourth home fixture following their promotion to the Premier League, had been due to kick off at 3pm.
However, it was delayed by 15 minutes.
The club issued a short statement via social media at 2.39pm. It read: 'We are aware of an issue with the turnstiles, impacting supporters' entry to Portman Road ahead of this afternoon's game. We ask for your patience as we work on a solution.'
A second statement 11 minutes later then added: 'This afternoon's game will now kick-off at 3.15pm.'
On Monday, the man took to the online platform to claim he'd been sacked over the incident
Meanwhile, Everton blamed the delay on 'IT issues'.
The Toffees tweeted from their official X (formerly Twitter) account at 2.50pm: 'Due to IT issues here at Portman Road, kick-off has been delayed until 3.15pm.'
Everton's players had already finished their pre-match warm-up when news of the delay broke.