US EditionJailed wife of former Tory councillor says she 'never' meant to incite violence
- In October, Lucy Connolly, wife of former Conservative county councillor Raymond Connolly, received a 31-month jail term for a post she made online on July 29, 2023.
- She made the post on X, formerly Twitter, on the day that three young girls lost their lives in a stabbing incident at a vacation venue in Southport, an event that triggered widespread unrest across the country.
- Connolly admitted making the post but said she was 'really angry, really upset' and never intended to incite violence, deleting the message three and a half hours later.
- Her lawyer Adam King asked if she meant for anyone to set fire to hotels or harm politicians, and Connolly replied, 'Absolutely not,' while she later posted an apology on X expressing regret.
- She is challenging the sentence at the Court of Appeal, which heard she did not understand that pleading guilty acknowledged intent to incite violence, and the hearing is ongoing.
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Ex-Tory councillor’s wife jailed for migrants tweet faces wait over appeal
A TORY councillor’s wife jailed for urging rioters to set fire to migrant hotels faces a wait to see if her appeal is successful. Lucy Connolly told judges she had never intended to incite any violence. Lucy Connolly, jailed for urging rioters to set fire to migrant hotels, faces a wait to see if her appeal is successful The mum of three, 41, was jailed for 31 months in October after admitting inciting racial hatred. Connolly, a former childmind…
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Ex-Tory councillor’s wife ‘never’ intended X post to incite violence, court told
Lucy Connolly is challenging the sentence of 31 months imprisonment that she was given last October after posting following the Southport attacks.
·London, United Kingdom
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