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Jermaine Beckford shirt row: Preston ramps up pressure on woman to give back play-off top

The club said it would would 'of course present [the shirt] to the child in question instead' if it is returned

Preston North End have pledged to give a young fan Jermaine Beckford's original Wembley shirt - but only if it is returned to them.

The club announced today that they hoped someone would come forward with the footballer's original match shirt after a young fan was left heartbroken when it was taken off him.

TV footage from the club's playoff final against Swindon at the national stadium showed Ted Dockray grabbing the striker's shirt after he threw it into the crowd on Sunday.

Further footage then appeared to show a woman, named as Vickie Timbrell, taking the shirt from the eight-year-old.

In a statement tonight, Preston North End told how they were aware of the situation and promised to give Ted a tour of their stadium and hand over Beckford spare match shirt.

The club added: "If the shirt that Jermaine wore is returned to us, we will of course present this to the child in question instead."

Match winner: Jermaine Beckford scored a hat-trick in the match(Carl Court)

After the footage went viral on social media, members of the child's family said he was 'gutted' and that the shirt had been 'stolen'.

Row: Social media has been swamped with angry people slamming the woman after the incident

Deleted: Vickie has taken down her Facebook account after claiming to have suffered abuse(Facebook)

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