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Nina Massey

Tory councillor ‘heartbroken’ wife lost bid to appeal hate tweet sentence

Tory councillor ‘heartbroken’ that wife lost bid to appeal against hate tweet sentence (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

A Conservative councillor said he is “heartbroken” that his wife’s appeal bid against her 31-month sentence for inciting racial hatred has been dismissed at the Court of Appeal.

Raymond Connolly said the court had shown Lucy Connolly “no mercy”, and she had paid a “very high price” for her post on X, formerly Twitter, which followed the Southport attacks.

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