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Jailed wife of ex-Tory councillor loses sentence appeal over Southport tweet

Lucy Connolly was imprisoned for 31 months for stirring racial hatred online after deadly knife attacks

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Connolly loses jail sentence appeal over Southport race hate post - as Tory councillor husband brands decision 'shocking'

Lucy Connolly has been in prison since August last year for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders

Evening Standard

Lucy Connolly loses bid to appeal against sentence for racial hatred tweet

Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months after writing a post on X last July after the Southport attacks.

Evening Standard

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Teachers take on skydive to honour Southport stabbing victim

Funds raised will go to a charity set up in memory of seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe.

Evening Standard

Mother of Southport victim praises ‘inspiring’ blood donors

Almost 100 people donated blood at the session at St John Stone Church in Southport on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Mum Jailed Over Shocking Tweet After Southport Tragedy Fights for Freedom

The wife of a former Conservative councilor is still waiting to find out if she’ll be released from prison, after appealing the 31-month sentence she received for a hateful post

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Jailed Tory councillor’s wife says rant about setting fire to migrant hotels ‘never meant to incite violence’

Connolly said she ‘never’ intended to incite violence and did not realise pleading guilty would mean she accepted that she had

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Ex-Tory councillor’s wife ‘never’ intended X post to incite violence, court told

Lucy Connolly is challenging the sentence of 31 months imprisonment that she was given last October after posting following the Southport attacks.

Evening Standard

Jenrick calls for removal of kettles from all high-risk prisoners after attack

The shadow justice secretary’s warning comes after Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s allegedly poured boiling water over an officer.

Evening Standard

Southport Killer to Be Fed Like Hannibal Lecter After Brutal Prison Officer Attack

An 18-year-old serving 52 years for the brutal murders of three girls back in July will now face extremely harsh conditions in prison.

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Southport killer’s prison monitoring ‘downgraded before alleged attack’

Axel Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January for the murders of three girls.

Evening Standard

Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana investigated over attack on prison officer

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The Independent UK

Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport triple killer

Axel Rudakubana allegedly poured boiling water over an officer at HMP Belmarsh on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'hurled scalding water over prison guard' in pre-planned attack

The triple murderer, 18, left a member of staff at HMP Belmarsh with severe injuries

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Officers who confronted Southport attacker nominated for bravery awards

Sergeant Gregory Gillespie, Constable Luke Holden and PCSO Timothy Parry were the first on the scene of the attack on July 29.

Evening Standard

Police officers who confronted Southport attacker nominated for bravery awards

Sergeant Gregory Gillespie, Constable Luke Holden and PCSO Timothy Parry were the first on the scene of the attack on July 29

Euronews

Report: UK police failed to tackle risk social media poses to public order following child murders

The review published on Wednesday found that the UK's police forces are largely under-resourced and ill-equipped to effectively respond to the risk posed by online content.

The Independent UK

Moment Southport victim’s father crosses London Marathon finish line in daughter’s name

The father of a girl killed in the Southport attack was among the thousands of runners at the London Marathon on Sunday, 27 April.

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Fathers of two girls killed in Southport attack among London marathon finishers

More than 56,000 participants were expected on the 26.2-mile course, including celebrities and MPs, as temperatures in London hit 22.2C on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Fathers of two Southport attack victims to run London Marathon

David Stancombe and Sergio Aguiar running in memory of daughters and to raise money for charity and school

Evening Standard

‘Girls will be watching over us’: Southport attack fathers to run London Marathon

David Stancombe and Sergio Aguiar are running to raise funds in memory of the three murdered girls

The Independent UK

Grieving fathers of Southport attack victims to run London Marathon together

‘Sometimes I talk to her, tell her, you know, keep going mate, we’re going to do this together, you will be with me, always’

The Independent UK

Moment armed police arrest Southport-inspired knifeman who stabbed girl in neck

This is the moment a Southport-inspired knifeman cried as armed police arrested him for stabbing a nine-year-old girl.

The Guardian - UK

Man who researched child murders jailed for 30 years for stabbing girl, 9

Jordan Wilkes, 29, had researched Southport attacks and had 69 files of videos focused on murders and child killings

The Independent UK

Man researched Southport killings before stabbing nine-year-old girl

The court heard that the victim ‘has not been the same child’ since the violent attack

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