Article 6PZH5 Woman, 53, jailed over ‘blow the mosque up’ Facebook post after Southport riots

Woman, 53, jailed over ‘blow the mosque up’ Facebook post after Southport riots

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Mark Brown North of England correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6PZH5)

Keyboard warrior' Julie Sweeney sentenced to 15 months on busy day for rioting cases in England's courts

A 53-year-old woman who lived a quiet, sheltered" life has been jailed for 15 months for posting a comment on Facebook which said: Blow the mosque up with the adults in it."

Julie Sweeney, of Church Lawton, Cheshire, pleaded guilty at Chester crown court to sending a communication to convey a threat of death or serious harm.

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