by Will Jones, Daily Sceptic
Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for 31 months for a tweet posted in the wake of the Southport murders, has failed in her attempt to be released early after the Court of Appeal refused to reduce her sentence. She now faces another two years behind bars and away from her young daughter and husband. The Telegraph has more.
Lucy Connolly, a former childminder and the wife of a Conservative councillor, was jailed in October after pleading guilty to a charge of inciting racial hatred.
Last week, the 42 year-old went to the Court of Appeal in an attempt to challenge the length of the original prison term.
Her lawyers argued Connolly had not fully understood what she was pleading guilty to, and also that the original judge had failed to give enough weight to various mitigating factors, including the welfare of her 12 year-old daughter.
But in a ruling handed down on Tuesday morning, three appeal judges rejected the application, meaning she will now not be released before August.
The judgment was handed down just moments after far-Right activist Tommy Robinson had his 18-month sentence for contempt of court reduced by four months at the High Court.
Her husband Ray said: “I am heartbroken that my wife Lucy’s appeal was not upheld by the Court of Appeal. It feels shocking and unfair. The 284 days of separation have been very hard, particularly on our 12-year-old girl.
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