A 30-year-old man has become the second person arrested in relation to abusive social media messages sent to England defender Jess Carter during this year's women's European Championship, Cheshire Police said on Thursday.

Last week, a 59-year-old man was arrested and released under investigation while enquiries continue.

"As a result of the investigation, officers from Derbyshire Constabulary arrested a man from Ripley on Tuesday 2 September, in relation to some of the messages which were sent to Jess," Cheshire Police said in a statement.

"The 30-year-old was arrested on suspicion of Malicious Communications and has since been released on bail."

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