Yesterday, as many will have been shocked to learn, a woman was sentenced to 31 months in prison for a tweet. Lucy Connolly, 41, is a mother with no criminal record and has had mental health issues in the past. She also happens to be the wife of a West Northamptonshire Conservative councillor, Raymond Connolly. Already being held on remand, she was sentenced by Judge Melbourne Inman KC at Birmingham Crown Court after pleading guilty last month to distributing material with the intention of stirring up racial hatred.
On the evening of the vicious Southport attack, July 29th, Mrs Connolly had tweeted the following:
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