Julie Sweeney, 53, from Cheshire, has been jailed for 15 months for posting an online message about ‘blow up a mosque’
Dr. Akhtar Gulfam
LONDON: A woman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after admitting to posting an online message to ‘blow up a mosque’.
Julie Sweeney, 53, commented on a local community Facebook group from her home in Churchlawton, Cheshire, on August 3, which was later reported to police.
After posting the photo, which showed several white and Asian people taking part in a clean-up campaign after the violence in Southport, Julie Sweeney posted: ‘This is ridiculous. Do not protect mosques. Mosques should be blown up when there are adults in them.
He admitted sending a message containing a threat to cause death or serious harm at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday.
Sentencing, the Honorable Recorder of Chester Judge Steven Everett said: ‘I don’t think anyone is suggesting that the accused would have been involved herself but so-called keyboard warriors like her have to learn to take responsibility for their language, especially In the context of the unrest going on across the country.
