Lucy Connolly had lost her appeal against a sentence of 31 months imprisonment for posting a tweet on X. The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), in a reserved judgment, held that the sentence was not manifestly excessive.
The tweet called for mass deportation and setting fire to hotels housing immigrants. Connolly later removed the tweet but, in the meantime, it had attracted 310,000 views and 940 reposts. Connolly had some 9,000 followers.
Judiciary - Lucy Connolly v The King [2025] EWCA Crim 657 - Holroyde JJ, Goss and Sheldon JJ.
Sentencing Guidelines apply to this offence - Public Order Act 1986 section 19(1). The offence is in Part III of the Act - headed Racial Hatred.
The Sentencing Guidelines are at Sentencing Council - Racial hatred offences ...
In January 2025, Axel Radakabana was sentenced for the Southport murders - previous post. He is a British citizen, born in Cardiff.