Probe after student pictured with swastika and ‘I hate n****s’ scrawled on chest

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The unnamed University of Central Lancashire student claimed the words were drawn by his girlfriend, who is black, and insisted: “I had no control over what was written.” He said the incident happened after the woman was asked to “write the most offensive thing possible” as part of their drinking game, and said he did not consent to the photo. And he refused to apologise for the offensive sign and words, saying: “I was not responsible for them.” He told student news site The Tab: “It was part of a drinking game where I had to allow my girlfriend to write whatever she wanted on my chest. “I would also point out that the reason she wrote that is because the app we were using said to write the most offensive thing possible.” The University of Central Lancashire has launched an investigation into the matter, which it said it was treating “very seriously”. “There is complexity to this investigation, and it would not be appropriate to share the details of the case nor breach the confidentiality of the individuals involved as we deal with this matter appropriately.” However, one of the students who initially shared the image online and reported it to the university has since been suspended on the grounds of harassment.