Brexiteer faces jail for Bercow and Corbyn threats

A Brexiteer troll who threatened to hang, shoot or decapitate prominent politicians including former Speaker John Bercow ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing jail. Businessman Paul Ritchie, 34, sent 28 emails to 13 different public figures between March and August 2019. The Scot littered messages with death threats as he targeted politicians he accused of ‘blocking Brexit’ and derailing ‘democracy’, Southwark Crown Court heard. Ritchie admitted 28 counts of sending a communication conveying a threatening message at Southwark Crown Court…

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