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Suspended Sentence For Racist Facebook Posts
24-year-old Michaela Turner has been given a suspended sentence for posting racist comments comments on Facebook following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich.
At Portsmouth magistrates court, Turner was sentenced to eight weeks in jail, suspended for six months, charged £85 in costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
Her comments included: "Feeling like burning down some mosques in Portsmouth, anyone want to join me?"
It is understood that she also shared other posts containing racist comments.
(MH/CD)
At Portsmouth magistrates court, Turner was sentenced to eight weeks in jail, suspended for six months, charged £85 in costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
Her comments included: "Feeling like burning down some mosques in Portsmouth, anyone want to join me?"
It is understood that she also shared other posts containing racist comments.
(MH/CD)
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