Update: Woman appears in court charged with publishing racial hatred post

A 41-year-old woman has appeared before Nottingham Magistrates’ Court today (Saturday, August 10), charged with publishing written material to stir up racial hatred.

Lucy Connolly, who appeared at the court via a live video link, did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody until Monday (August 12), when she will appear at Northampton Crown Court.

Connolly, of Northampton, was arrested on Tuesday, August 8, following reports of a hate crime regarding a post published on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on July 29 this year.

She was released on conditional police bail pending further enquiries. However, because of those enquiries, Connolly was re-arrested yesterday (Friday, August 9) and charged with one count of publishing written material to stir up racial hatred.