Man pleads guilty to sending 'online threat' to ex-Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk

Man pleads guilty to sending 'online threat' to ex-Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk

Zaffar Hussain will next appear in court February

Man admits sending death threat to ex-Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk

A man has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to former MP Simon Danczuk. The former Labour politician was standing as Reform UK’s candidate in the Rochdale by-election in February 2024 following the death of Labour veteran Tony Lloyd. At Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, Zaffar Hussain admitted one count of “sending by electronic communication on a network grossly offensive or indecent or obscene or menacing messages”. The 25…