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| A man has been fined and banned after admitting throwing a missile towards the pitch at the Cardiff City and Swansea City football derby. | A man has been fined and banned after admitting throwing a missile towards the pitch at the Cardiff City and Swansea City football derby. |
| But David Roberts, 24, from Pontypridd, denied throwing a coin which hit referee Mike Dean at Ninian Park earlier this month. | But David Roberts, 24, from Pontypridd, denied throwing a coin which hit referee Mike Dean at Ninian Park earlier this month. |
| He insisted he had thrown chewing gum. | He insisted he had thrown chewing gum. |
| He was fined £200 with £75 costs and £15 victim surcharge at Cardiff Magistrates' Court and banned from west Cardiff on match days for three years. | He was fined £200 with £75 costs and £15 victim surcharge at Cardiff Magistrates' Court and banned from west Cardiff on match days for three years. |
| The prosecution claimed that he threw a coin that struck and bloodied the head of Mr Dean in the first half of the Championship match on 5 April, but Roberts denied this. | The prosecution claimed that he threw a coin that struck and bloodied the head of Mr Dean in the first half of the Championship match on 5 April, but Roberts denied this. |
| The court heard that it would be very difficult to identify the person who threw the coin which hit the referee, because so many coins were being thrown. | The court heard that it would be very difficult to identify the person who threw the coin which hit the referee, because so many coins were being thrown. |
| South Wales Police said they are looking at CCTV footage and there may be more prosecutions. | |
| A spokesperson said there were a number of items on the pitch and this is forming the basis of their post match investigation. |