Brexiteer threatened to kill Chuka Umunna’s family

A Brexiteer troll sent messages threatening Jerermy Corbyn with hanging and John Bercow with decapitation, a court heard. Scot Paul Ritchie, 34, is accused of sending  28 eight emails to different public figures between March and August 2019. On 22 March Jeremy Corbyn allegedly received a message saying ‘You should be hung for treason you f*cking terrorist’. A week later Speaker of the House, John Bercow received an email saying ‘1 in 17 million is bad odds for some nutter…

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