Off the PitchSky SportsUnverified source· 23 Sept 2026
Teenager denies racist message to Jess Carter
A 19-year-old has pleaded not guilty to sending a racial slur to England defender Jess Carter during Euro 2025.
H. Carter
player
Who
Aaryan Aggarwal, 19
What
Denies sending racist message
When
Message received July 17
Where
Chelmsford Magistrates' Court
What happened. Aaryan Aggarwal, 19, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court charged with sending a message over a public network that was offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing. He pleaded not guilty to sending a message containing a racial slur to England defender Jess Carter on July 17 last year, the day England beat Sweden in their Euro quarter-final.
- Prosecutors say Carter received the message on July 17 last year
- The charge relates to a message sent over a public network
- A trial date was fixed for October 3 next year at Cambridge Magistrates' Court
“Well done stupid ugly ******”
— message read in court
Aggarwal denies the charge and will face trial at Cambridge Magistrates' Court next October.
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