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

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”.

A 17-year-old faces police action for malicious messages targeting Sophia Havertz following Arsenal’s FA Cup loss to Manchester United

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

A teenager has been arrested after sending abusive messages to Arsenal striker Kai Havertz in the wake of the German's performance in the FA Cup third round against Manchester United. The 17-year-old was apprehended on suspicion of 'malicious communications,' which were also directed at the player's wife.

Kai Havertz, 25, missed the decisive spot-kick in an FA Cup penalty shootout against Manchester United earlier this month which cemented his side’s third-round exit

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.

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,

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the online abuse sent to the wife of Arsenal forward Kai Havertz, police said Tuesday.