India, June 11 -- Karmelo Anthony's girlfriend, Valeria Perez, sparked massive backlash online after she reportedly started a support page for the Texas teen convicted of stabbing Austin Metcalf.

Anthony, now 19, has been found guilty of murder after he stabbed and killed the 17-year-old Metcalf, following an altercation where the latter had asked the former to exit his school's tent. After the verdict, Anthony will now serve time at Wallace Pack Unit.

The case has left people divided, as many feel that Anthony was acting in self-defense, while Metcalf's supporters firmly believe that it was Anthony who launched the attack. Given that Anthony is a Black teen and Metcalf was white, racial angles have also been brought up by many followin...