Conservative councillor's wife loses appeal over race hate tweet

Lucy Connolly requested “mass deportation” and hotels that house migrants to catch fire in a social networks account

Northampthshire Lucy Connolly Police with dark hair tied back, wearing a pink top in a photo of police custody — Lucy Connolly requested “mass deportation” and hotels that house migrants to catch fire in a social networks account

The wife of a conservative councilor who was imprisoned for inciting racial hatred after an online diatribe against migrants on the day of Southport’s attacks has been dismissed by his sentence.

Lucy Connolly, from Northampton, was imprisoned for 31 months in October after asking for “mass deportation now” and urge their followers in X to “shoot” the hotels that house asylum applicants.

The Tweet was seen 310,000 times before it was eliminated.

The judges of the Court of Appeals have now ruled that “there is no debatable basis on which it could be said that the judgment imposed by the judge was manifestly excessive.”

Connolly published Swearword’s Ridden message on July 29, 2024 – on the three girls they were killed in a dance class in Southport.

While asking “mass deportations now”, the 41 -year -old boy wrote: “If that makes me racist, so it is.”

He urged readers to “set fire” to “all hotels” who were “full” or those he wanted to deport.

The publication had been eliminated before Connolly was arrested on August 6, but 310,000 times had already been seen.

She was imprisoned in Birmingham Crown Court after declaring himself to be guilty of inciting racial hatred and told her that she would serve 40% of her sentence in prison before being released under license.

Giving a sentence written on Tuesday, three judges of the Court of Appeals said that the main land of appeal of Connolly “was based substantially on a version of the events presented by the applicant we have rejected.”

At the Court of Appeal Court last week, Ray Connolly said he hoped his wife would leave prison soon

PA half Ray Connolly with very short white hair, with a blue jacket and a light blue shirt, with gray pants, walking on a pavement chased by press photographers. There is a path behind him. — At the Court of Appeal Court last week, Ray Connolly said he hoped his wife would leave prison soon

Connolly’s husband rejected a call from a local deputy for his resignation of the West Northhambtnesshire Council, but lost his seat in this year’s local elections.

He is still a member of the Northampton City Council.

Speaking outside the royal courts of justice after the appeal hearing last week, Connolly said: “There are 279 days now my daughter’s leg with her mother her mother. I hope that in a week she is at home and this will reach a positive conclusion.”

After the decision of the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, he said he was “disconsolate” that his wife’s appeal had been dismissed.

“My wife has paid a very high price for making a mistake and today the court has not shown mercy,” he said.