A Tory councillor has said he is 'heartbroken' after his wife's appeal bid against her 31-month sentence over a 'racist' tweet she sent in the wake of the Southport killings was dismissed by judges.
Raymond Connolly's partner Lucy told the Court of Appeal she 'never' intended to incite violence and did not realise pleading guilty would mean she accepted that she had. But they rejected her argument.
Today, he condemned her appeal being dismissed as 'shocking and unfair' – insisting his wife is 'not a far-right thug'.
Mr Connolly said: 'My wife Lucy is a good person and not a racist', adding: 'Lucy got more time in jail for one tweet than some paedophiles and domestic abusers get.
'My wife has paid a very high price for making a mistake and today the court has shown her no mercy'.
