Lucy Connolly, convicted for inciting violence through social media posts regarding migrants on the day of the Southport attacks, argued in her Court of Appeal hearing that she never meant to encourage violence. She expressed her anger and grief over the tragic deaths of children in Southport, linking it to personal loss from her sonâs death. Connolly received a 31-month sentence for her remarks, which included inflammatory calls for violence against migrant hotels. The court reserved judgment following the hearing.
"I was really angry, really upset and distressed that those children had died and that I knew how the parents felt. Those parents still have to live a life of grief."
"At a Court of Appeal hearing on Thursday, Connolly said she never intended to incite violence and did not realize pleading guilty would mean she accepted that she had."
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