A South Tyneside councillor has been found guilty of harassing a political rival on Facebook.
John Robertson, an Independent Jarrow councillor, made two posts on the social media site where he called Jarrow Labour councillor, Geraldine Kilgour, a "vile witch" and referred to her as notorious killer, Myra Hindley. A court heard that the 55-year-old also accused Councillor Kilgour of helping to bully a 75-year-old woman and encouraged others to upload a video, which he claimed showed her abusing her own elderly mother.
Prosecutors said that Robertson had reported his concerns surrounding Councillor Kilgour to South Tyneside Council but an investigation conducted by the local authority and the police concluded that no action should be taken against her.
