US EditionTory councillor’s wife jailed for Southport tweet will be released from prison within weeks: Report
ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 31 – Connolly was jailed for inciting racial hatred after a widely viewed post calling for violent actions against migrants; she served 40% of a 31-month sentence, officials said.
- Lucy Connolly, 41, will be released from HMP Peterborough in August after serving 40 percent of her 31-month sentence for inciting racial hatred through a tweet.
- The Court of Appeal determined that Connolly did not intend her post to incite violence, despite urging people to act against hotels.
- Connolly's tweet was viewed over 300,000 times and led to her conviction for inciting racial hatred.
- A friend of Connolly mentioned she would be enjoying a drink upon her release from prison.
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Lucy Connolly to be freed from prison in just WEEKS after being jailed over Southport tweet
The wife of an ex-Tory councillor who was jailed for calling for migrant hotels to be set on fire on the same day of the Southport attack is set to be released in the coming weeks
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