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Wilfried Zaha releases statement after 12-year-old is arrested over vile racist abuse

Premier League - Aston Villa v Crystal Palace - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - July 12, 2020 Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [Catherine Ivill/Pool via REUTERS]

Wilfried Zaha has warned that "your behaviour and your words come with consequences" no matter your age after a 12-year-old boy was arrested for sending vile racist abuse to the Crystal Palace forward.

Zaha shared the messages, sent to him on Instagram, prior to Palace's defeat at Aston Villa on Sunday.

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