It comes after millionaire mum Bonnie Spofforth said she was 'mortified' to be accused of being the first to spread the false rumours.

The woman accused of being first to spread the fake rumours about the Southport killer which sparked nationwide riots has been arrested.

Racist riots spread across the country after misinformation spread on social media claiming the fatal stabbing was carried out by Ali Al-Shakati, believed to be a fictitious name, a Muslim aslyum seeker who was on an MI6 watchlist.

A 55-year-old woman from Chester has now been arrested on suspicion of publishing written material to stir up racial hatred, and false communication. She remains in police custody.

While she has not been named in the police statement about the arrest, it is believed to be Bonnie Spofforth, a mother-of-three and the managing director of a clothing company.

  • @Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7•3 months ago

    Race is never mentioned, unless it is a race-related hate crime.

    We need something like this in my country. There’s a newspaper here (il giornale) that always has headlines like

    • African robs store
    • African rapes girl
    • Illegal alien shoplifts
    • Mad African shouts in a mall
    • Foreigner madness: demands food then gets mad when denied

    And so on. The last (foreigner madness) is almost a catchphrase for them, if you search for “la follia dello straniero” it comes out only results from that outlet

    A crime is a crime and the criminal nationality is irrelevant, unless you need to push some agenda