US EditionJailed wife of former Tory councillor says she 'never' meant to incite violence
- In October, Lucy Connolly, wife of former Conservative county councillor Raymond Connolly, received a 31-month jail term for a post she made online on July 29, 2023.
- She made the post on X, formerly Twitter, on the day that three young girls lost their lives in a stabbing incident at a vacation venue in Southport, an event that triggered widespread unrest across the country.
- Connolly admitted making the post but said she was 'really angry, really upset' and never intended to incite violence, deleting the message three and a half hours later.
- Her lawyer Adam King asked if she meant for anyone to set fire to hotels or harm politicians, and Connolly replied, 'Absolutely not,' while she later posted an apology on X expressing regret.
- She is challenging the sentence at the Court of Appeal, which heard she did not understand that pleading guilty acknowledged intent to incite violence, and the hearing is ongoing.
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Ex-Tory councillor’s wife ‘never’ intended X post to incite violence, court told
Lucy Connolly is challenging the sentence of 31 months imprisonment that she was given last October after posting following the Southport attacks.
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