Championship

BLUES IN TRIBUTE TO FAN ARTHUR

by
The LeaguePaper Team
12 December 2021

By Tom Blackett

WARM-HEARTED Birmingham City have renamed part of their stadium in memory of tragic six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.
After announcing plans to install a giant flag and memorial bricks at the front of St Andrew’s, the Blues have renamed the Fridays Family Zone as Arthur’s Area.
Arthur was tortured and killed by his stepmother and father in June 2020. Emma Tustin was jailed for 29 years for murder and child cruelty and Thomas Hughes was given 21 years for manslaughter.
Regarding Arthur’s Area, Birmingham said: “This will be a fun-filled space for young supporters to en...

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