A Millwall hooligan who slashed Everton fan’s face during a mass brawl a few years ago receives a prison sentence by court.
In 2019, Toffees supporter Jay Burns made the trip to South East London on Saturday, however never made it to The Den, after being caught up in a mass brawl in Hawkstone Road, Southwark, at around 4:45pm on a Saturday.
Well the offender who attacked him has since discovered that they will spend just under seven years behind bars for the attack which came prior an FA Cup clash.
🚨⚽️ | NEW: The Millwall supporter that slashed an Everton fan across the face has received 6 years 8 months in prison
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The MPS Football Unit tweeted on Tuesday afternoon: “8 People were sentenced at court yesterday for their part in the disorder prior to the Millwall v Everton match. All received banning orders preventing them going within a radius of Millwall. The male that slashed an Everton fan received 6 years 8 months in prison.
“There are still further people who are in the court system and with @CPSUK for advice”
29 year old Burns told the ECHO that the group of the Premier League club’s fans he was travelling with were “not looking for trouble” and were being escorted by police when they were attacked by another group.
Mobile phone footage shows a man in a flat-cap appear to make a slashing motion towards Burns, who then fell back clutching his face.
He was taken to hospital where he required more than 25 stitches to a wound stretching from beside his right eye down to his chin.

He told the ECHO: ” I just don’t understand why people carry knives to a football match.
“The scar on my face has completely wrecked my life; I can’t even look at my girlfriend properly.”
He adds that supposed Millwall fans had been sending him abusive messages online not long after the incident, including pictures of Batman villain The Joker from Dark Knight, who has distinctive facial scars.
Responding to internet speculation that the fight was an organised brawl, Mr Burns said: “Well I don’t see how it could be an organised brawl, we got took to that road by the police escorting us to an entry; we had to fight to get out to get to the ground and unfortunately I got stabbed.
“The police escorted us to where I was stabbed. If the police never pushed us to there we wouldn’t of been where I got stabbed. We had to fight to get out of the entry.”

Burns’ sister, Melissa Flynn, wrote a comment on Facebook after the incident in response to rumours shared by social media users.
She said: “Millwall fans cornered a gang of Everton fans and came ‘tooled’ up for the job.
“I don’t care what any of u little keyboard warriors have to say sat behind ur phones…as u can see the police are there so wasn’t a hidden ‘organised’ meet up.
“My brother now has to have plastic surgery and he went out as he’s been stuck in all week caring for our dad whose bed bound with stage 4 cancer and needs 24/7 care and he’s due to bury my auntie and carry her coffin Wednesday.
“Having watched widespread footage of this violence circulating on social media, I am reminded of the courage, professionalism and restraint of our public order officers and I am grateful for their efforts on Saturday afternoon.”

The fight ahead of the game wasn’t the only incident of violence on the day, with coaches carrying Everton fans being pelted with bricks and bottles near The Den, smashing windows.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, of the Met Police, said: “The disorder which occurred before, during and after the Millwall v Everton Cup match on Saturday, 26 January was some of the most shocking football violence we have seen for some time.
“The abhorrent behaviour lasted a number of hours, involved dozens of people, and resulted in at least one serious injury.
“One man was taken to hospital with a horrific, life-changing injury to his face.
“One of our officers was also injured, and has now been discharged from hospital.
“At the start of the operation, around 200 officers were deployed, but as the situation developed more specially trained public order officers, including the Met’s Territorial Support Group, were sent in support from Central London.
“Having watched widespread footage of this violence circulating on social media, I am reminded of the courage, professionalism and restraint of our public order officers and I am grateful for their efforts on Saturday afternoon.”
Commissioner Twist said officers were pelted with bottles, furniture and glass as they attempted to disperse the crowds.
12 seconds in. Guy on the right in the light coloured hat comes over the wall at start of the video. The camera pans left, when it pans back right around 10 seconds, he slashes the guy in the green hood. pic.twitter.com/uNkS2HKfbZ
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