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Non-league player sacked for sickening online abuse of Bournemouth's Arter

Alfie Barker has been sacked by Hitchin Town after the non-league footballer sent offensive tweets to Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter about the death of his daughter.

Arter was the subject of sickening online abuse as Bournemouth played out a thrilling 3-3 draw against Premier League title hopefuls Arsenal on Tuesday, with the Irishman on the receiving end of tweets regarding his stillborn daughter.

The 27-year-old suffered heartbreak in December 2015 following the death of his newborn baby.

Hitchin Town have reacted by axing forward Barker, who had been playing at Langford and Codicote on a dual registration basis.