2 MEN HELD FOR RACIALLY ABUSING UK MINISTER PRITI PATEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA

  • 29/06/2021

Two men who were charged with sending a grossly offensive message and accused of inciting "racial hatred" with a social media video targeting UK Home Secretary Priti Patel admitted to the charge in court on Tuesday.Jake Henderson, 28, posted a video using a racially abusive word to describe Patel after a Covid-19 pandemic in January this year and co-accused Robert Cumming, 26, was among those who widely shared it online.


Both men admitted sending a grossly offensive message by a public communication network and will next appear at Mansfield Magistrates' Court in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands region of England, on August 12 for sentencing. The duo remains on bail until the sentencing hearing.The 50-second video was played in court, where Henderson can be heard saying: "As a white man, I won't be listening to people of colour."Cumming then shared it along with the caption: "Haters gonna be hating" and four laughing emojis.The court heard how members of the public were distressed by the comments linked with the video and feared its contents could incite racial hatred.The pair faced charges under Section 127 of the UK’s Communications Act.

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