Football fan who mocked dead player in 'sick joke' banned and fined A football fan who mocked a dead player at a derby match has been banned and fined.
During a game between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United, Brandon Pedryc typed out "Where's Baldock" in large letters on his phone and waved it at rival fans during the Championship game at Bramall Lane on 11 November last year.
Judge Waite went on to say Pedryc had done the right thing, approaching a police officer in Sheffield city centre within an hour of the incident once he realised his actions had gone viral on social media.
The 23-year-old, a Wednesday fan, said he was responding to being pelted by coins and a bottle, as well as being spat on by rival fans - a claim district judge Marcus Waite accepted.
But Judge Waite described his actions as a "moment of madness" and said they had caused "upset" to fans as well as "enormous distress to the family and friends" of the deceased player.
