Tina Malone admits 'Bulger killer photo' Facebook post
Tina Malone leaves the High Court in London where she admitted breaching an injunction protecting the identity of James Bulger killer Jon Venables
Actress Tina Malone has been given a suspended prison sentence for sharing a Facebook post which was said to have included an image and new name of one of James Bulger killer's Jon Venables.Malone's barrister said, on reflection, the actress accepted she had been in breach of the injunction.The 56-year-old ex-Shameless and Brookside actress pleaded guilty to the charge of contempt of court earlier.
Malone, who was wearing a leopard print coat, told the court she had been living in Liverpool at the time of James's murder and knew his killers had been given anonymity when they were released.She shared the Facebook message in February last year, which was said to include an image and the new name of Venables, the High Court heard.
He said she understood Venables had been given anonymity for his protection but there were no characteristics of vigilantism in Ms Malone's case.Venables and Thompson were 10 when they tortured and killed James after abducting the two-year-old from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in 1993.
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