13-Year-Old World Cup Fan Allegedly Pepper Sprayed By Police During Overcrowded Gathering
There were incredible scenes across Australia as fans gathered in their thousands to cheer on the Socceroos in their World Cup match against Argentina a couple nights ago.
Despite the loss to 2-1 Argentina that night, it wasn’t the biggest devastation in the country – particularly, in Sydney’s Federation Square CBD.
In the midst of massive crowds gathering to cheer on their national team, the police had to contain the ruckus and one officer allegedly pepper sprayed a 13-year-old boy, which resulted in an official report lodged by the father.
There were approximately 15,000 people gathered in the town square, some of whom also had flares that were being lit and set off spontaneously.
It led to two members of the crowd being hospitalised, with reports that they were burnt by said flares. Another three people, including two police officers, were injured when fans charged through the already…
