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| Man admits sending 'cowardly' shooting tweet about Leanne Wood | |
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| A man has admitted sending a “cowardly” tweet to the Plaid Cymru leader, Leanne Wood, expressing the wish that she should be shot. | A man has admitted sending a “cowardly” tweet to the Plaid Cymru leader, Leanne Wood, expressing the wish that she should be shot. |
| Wood saw the message, posted just two weeks after the shooting of the Labour MP Jo Cox, while watching television at home. | Wood saw the message, posted just two weeks after the shooting of the Labour MP Jo Cox, while watching television at home. |
| Swansea magistrates court was told that Ross Hookings, 27, tweeted: “Shame someone didn’t shoot Leanne Wood though.” | Swansea magistrates court was told that Ross Hookings, 27, tweeted: “Shame someone didn’t shoot Leanne Wood though.” |
| Hookings, from Port Talbot, south Wales, pleaded guilty to a charge under the Malicious Communications Act and was given a 12-month community order and ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work. | Hookings, from Port Talbot, south Wales, pleaded guilty to a charge under the Malicious Communications Act and was given a 12-month community order and ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work. |
| According to a probation report, Hookings tweeted the message in response to comments Wood made about Port Talbot steelworks during a television debate. | According to a probation report, Hookings tweeted the message in response to comments Wood made about Port Talbot steelworks during a television debate. |
| Defending, Matthew Murphy said Hookings did not intend Wood to see the tweet but accepted it was in the public domain. | Defending, Matthew Murphy said Hookings did not intend Wood to see the tweet but accepted it was in the public domain. |
| District Judge Neale Thomas described the abuse as “cowardly”. He said Hookings was not a young man and should have known better. | District Judge Neale Thomas described the abuse as “cowardly”. He said Hookings was not a young man and should have known better. |