{"id":2945,"date":"2022-03-17T16:51:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/world-news\/uk\/2945\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T16:51:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:51:06","slug":"angela-rayner-men-admit-sending-abusive-messages-to-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/world-news\/uk\/2945\/","title":{"rendered":"Angela Rayner: Men admit sending abusive messages to MP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two men have pleaded guilty to sending abusive messages to Labor Party Deputy Leader Angela Rayner.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Stuart Kelly, 53, of Halifax, admitted leaving three voicemails for Ms Rayner, including one saying “I hope you get shot”, on October 15, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At the same hearing, Michael McGrath, 70, from Sheffield, admitted to sending an offensive email to the Ashton-under-Lyne MP’s office the following day. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Rayner said the threats had left her “constantly watching my back”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kelly was released on bail and will be sentenced at a later date, while McGrath received a six-week jail sentence suspended for 18 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Appearing earlier at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, both men were charged with sending an offensive, indecent, obscene or threatening message.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The court heard how Kelly left messages for Ms. Rayner calling her “scum” over a period of 30 minutes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The abuse was posted on the heels of the assassination of Sir David Amess MP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Conservative politician had been stabbed while meeting constituents at a regular surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a victim impact statement read in court, Ms Rayner described how the threats had left her scared, not only for herself, but also for her family, children and staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She said the murders of MP Jo Cox and Sir David had made her worry that the same thing might happen to her. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The deputy added that the abuse had changed her as a person. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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