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Stoke City fans file police complaint after use of pepper spray on crowd

A woman has filed a police complaint after her 12-year-old son was among the Stoke City fans pepper-sprayed by officers at half-time of an away game against Preston North End on Saturday.

Lancashire police utilised crowd-control measures, including pepper spray, at an incident involving a number of Stoke supporters who were attempting to exit Deepdale after the first half.

Robert Spain and his son Alfie were among those on the concourse during the incident, and Alfie's mother, Claire Wise, told the Stoke Sentinel she made a formal complaint.

"Robert and Alfie go home and away with Stoke," Wise said.