Two men arrested in connection with Darren Kelly death threat

Two men have been arrested in connection with a death threat sent to Derry man Darren Kelly, the new manager of Oldham Athletic Football Club.

Police were called to Boundary Park stadium yesterday morning after the SkyBet League One club received a threatening letter, believed to have been delivered by hand.

It is understood the letter also included threats against the board and chairman Simon Corney and warned Kelly (35) would be shot unless the club sacked him.

Greater Manchester Police have said the two men, aged 27 and 42, were arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill.

Police said the letter made “some extremely serious threats” and they were treating the matter with the “utmost seriousness.”

They said they were also aware of “equally vitriolic” comments on social media and that more arrests were aniticipated.

Kelly (pictured), a former Derry City central defender, was forced to close down his Twitter account after he replied to a congratulatory message from Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness.