The case of a mother who was jailed for a racist tweet after the Southport murders has reportedly been raised with the US Secretary of State.
Lucy Connolly, who is the wife of Conservative councillor Ray Connolly, was handed a 31-month sentence after admitting posting an online rant about migrants hours after killer Axel Rudakubana murdered three young girls on July 29 last year.
The former childminder deleted the post after four hours, but was arrested in August and pleaded guilty to a charge of inciting racial hatred in October.
On Tuesday, her appeal against her sentence was refused by three Court of Appeal judges, meaning she faces serving another eight months behind bars.
But, in a sign of hope for the 42-year-old, her case has now been raised with the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to The Telegraph.
