A 53-year-old woman has been sentenced to 15 months after encouraging people to blow up a mosque with people inside.
Julie Sweeney from Cheshire made the comments in a local community Facebook group from her home in Church Lawton, which was later reported to the police.She pleaded guilty to sending a communication to convey a threat of death or serious harm.More than 1,000 arrests have been made in connection with the recent nationwide unrest - with the figure now standing at 1,024.
Sweeney, of Lawtongate Estate, Church Lawton, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday 14 August.
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