Lucy Connolly Pleads Guilty to Racial Hatred Charges
Lucy Connolly Pleads Guilty to Racial Hatred Charges

Lucy Connolly Pleads Guilty to Racial Hatred Charges

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Lucy Connolly, the wife of Conservative Party councillor Raymond Connolly, has pleaded guilty to inciting racial hatred through a social media post made on the day of the Southport knife killings, which resulted in the deaths of three young girls. In her post on X, she called for 'mass deportation' and urged rioters to 'set fire to all the f****** hotels' housing asylum seekers. Her comments have drawn widespread condemnation and she faces a potential sentence of up to 18 months in prison. Despite her husband's defense that the comments were a 'stupid, spur of the moment tweet', Connolly has attempted to backtrack, claiming she was influenced by 'false and malicious' information. The incident has sparked outrage, particularly given the context of escalating tensions surrounding asylum seekers in the UK. The public and political reactions continue to unfold as the case progresses.

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