Manchester man who made TikTok Coronation bomb threat sentenced
The CPS said Jackson told police he was trying to provoke a reaction two days before the Coronation on 6 May
A man who posted on TikTok that he would take a van to the Coronation of King Charles lll and blow himself up has been sentenced. The Crown Prosecution Service said Richard Jackson told police he was trying to provoke a reaction two days before the event and did not own a van.It added Jackson, of Didsbury, was given a 12-month community order at Manchester Magistrates' Court.Thousands packed the Mall in London despite the rain, after a service at Westminster Abbey and a procession.
A CPS representative said investigators found Jackson did not possess any of the items that could be used to carry out his threat.Speaking after sentencing, senior crown prosecutor Louise Hartley said Jackson "didn't get the reaction he was looking for" when he posted on the social media app."I hope in future he will think twice before commenting on social media."
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