Cheltenham Town reshared a racist X post (Image: Getty)
have apologised after a racist post was shared on the club’s X account on Monday evening. The League Two side, who believe they were hacked, have launched an investigation into the incident.
The post referred to a man who had been charged over an alleged attempted murder of a nurse at Royal Oldham Hospital, Manchester. Rumon Haque, 37, has been charged with attempted murder and with possession of a bladed article after the incident in the hospital’s acute medical unit.
A nurse, a woman in her 50s, was seriously injured.
Cheltenham subsequently shared a post which referred to the name of the man who was charged and sarcastically concluded that it was a “surprise”.
The club soon deleted the reshared post after being made aware that it had appeared on their account. A statement read: “We’re currently investigating a post that was reposted on the Club’s X account earlier this evening.
“Once notified the post was deleted immediately. This did not come from any official source at the club.
“We believe our account had been hacked and we’ve since taken the necessary security measures. We apologise for any offence caused.”
Cheltenham are 13th in League Two and have had their two most recent matches postponed. They face Colchester in the EFL Trophy third round tonight.
Cheltenham Town have apologised and an investigation has been launched (Image: Getty)
Meanwhile, Haque was remanded in custody to appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court today. The nurse was left with life-changing injuries following an attack involving a bladed item that was not a knife.
The incident happened at around 11:30pm on Saturday.
Detective Superintendent Matt Walker said: “Our thoughts are with the nurse as she continues to receive treatment in hospital for her injuries, and our priority remains supporting her, her family, and her colleagues at this difficult time.
The Labour MP for the area, Jim McMahon, posted on social media: “We continue to work closely with our NHS colleagues to support anyone who has been affected by this incident.
“We are all shocked at the senseless attack on a nurse in the A&E department of the Royal Oldham Hospital. Our thoughts are with the nurse, family and friends, as we wish a full recovery.”