Lucy Connolly released from prison after race hate post on X

Harriet HeywoodBBC Information, NorthamptonshireX.comLucy Connolly’s on-line submit within the wake of the Southport killings led her to a 31-month jail termA girl who was jailed for stirring up racial hatred within the aftermath of the Southport assault has been launched from jail.Lucy Connolly, 42, whose husband serves on Northampton City Council, pleaded responsible in September after posting the expletive-ridden message on X the day three women had been stabbed in Southport in July 2024. Connolly, from Northampton, known as for “mass deportation now” and urged her followers on X to “set fireplace” to inns housing asylum seekers.She was launched from HMP Peterborough earlier after she was handed a 31-month jail sentence in October at Birmingham Crown Court docket.It’s understood Connolly was a passenger in a white taxi which left HMP Peterborough by way of the car airlock, a set of two gates exiting the jail, shortly after 10:00 BST on Thursday.As soon as the exterior gate of the airlock had opened, it was reported the taxi drove off down the street previous reporters.In October, Connolly was ordered to serve 40% of her sentence in jail earlier than being launched on licence.Northamptonshire PoliceThe former childminder posted her tweet on X on 29 July and was arrested on 6 August 2024The former childminder posted her tweet on X on 29 July 2024.On 6 August 2024 she was arrested, by which level she had deleted her social media account, however different messages had been discovered by officers after they’d seized her telephone.The submit was considered 310,000 instances within the three-and-a-half hours earlier than she deleted it.Later in courtroom she admitted to inciting racial hatred by publishing and distributing “threatening or abusive” written materials on X.Connolly’s husband, Raymond, is a Northampton city councillor and former West Northamptonshire district councillor.Her sentence had been criticised as being too harsh, however Sir Keir Starmer defended it.On 21 Could, throughout Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir was requested whether or not Connolly’s imprisonment was an “environment friendly or honest use” of jail. He responded: “Sentencing is a matter for our courts, and I rejoice the truth that now we have impartial courts on this nation.”I’m strongly in favour of free speech, we have had free speech on this nation for a really very long time and we shield it fiercely.”However I’m equally in opposition to incitement to violence in opposition to different folks. I’ll all the time assist the motion taken by our police and courts to maintain our streets and folks secure.”In Could Court docket of Attraction judges refused her enchantment to scale back the sentence.