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Birmingham man jailed for Islamophobic rant on Twitter

Rhodenne Chand

By: Sarwar Alam

A man who posted Islamophobic rants on social media in the wake of the terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester last year has been sentenced to 20 months in jail. Rhodenne Chand was found guilty of stirring up racial hatred online at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday. West Midlands Police said the 31-year-old’s sentencing should be a warning to anyone who posts inflammatory messages that they could be arrested for committing hate crimes. “This case saw the sustained release of offensive, threatening material aimed at Muslim and Pakistani communities it left people fearing some of the threats could…

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