FIONA Ryan has been handed a suspended jail sentence for posting offensive videos on social media.
The 40-year-old, of Laverstock Road, Salisbury, was given a 12-week sentence – suspended for 18-months, as well as eight weeks’ imprisonment, which will run concurrently.
The court ordered that she must also pay a victim surcharge of £154 and court costs of £650.
She had earlier been found guilty of four charges under Section 127 of the communications act 2003 following a trial.
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Representing herself, Ryan apologised for any offence caused but denied that the content of posts, which were shown in court, were antisemitic.
Ryan had also previously pleaded guilty to two charges of posting grossly offensive posts on Twitter (X).
Sentencing Ryan, District Judge Timothy Pattinson, said: “Any reasonable person would find your comments disgusting and nauseating. I find they were motivated by a desire to shock, by self-publicity and money.”
Imagine if she had shouted at a policeman like the rioter after the Southport riots —she could have got 3 years