TWO men, who had racially abused UK home secretary Priti Patel in a racist Snapchat video, have admitted their criminal offences.
Jake Henderson, a former football manager, and Robert Cumming have admitted criminal offence over the racially abusive video, posted following a government coronavirus briefing in January.
In the 50-second footage that was played at Mansfield Magistrates' Court on Tuesday (29), Henderson was heard saying: “As a white man, I won't be listening to people of colour because they’re no good in positions of power.”
Henderson said to have used the racial slur “P***” several times in the video.
Cumming admitted sharing the video on his own Snapchat group along with the caption “haters gonna be hating”, followed by four laughing emojis.
Both Henderson and Cumming have pleaded guilty to a single charge of sending a grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message or matter via a public communication network. The duo remains on bail until the sentence hearing scheduled next month
After hearing how members of the public were distressed by the comments linked with the video and feared its contents might incite racial hatred, prosecutor Daniel Church told the court the video was “motivated by hostility towards members of racial groups”.
The video came soon after Patel’s Covid-19 briefing on Jan 21 when she announced £800 fines for people attending house parties. The duo was summoned to court on May 29 and charged with sending a grossly offensive message by a public communication network, which comes with a custodial sentence or fine or both.
Clifford had previously pleaded guilty to the murders of BBC sports commentator John Hunt’s wife and two daughters at their home in northwest of London, in July 2024. (Photo: Hertfordshire Police /Handout via REUTERS)
Crossbow murderer found guilty of raping ex-girlfriend
A 26-YEAR-OLD man who murdered three women in a crossbow and stabbing attack has been found guilty of raping one of them, his ex-girlfriend, a British court ruled on Thursday.
Kyle Clifford had previously pleaded guilty to the murders of BBC sports commentator John Hunt’s wife and two daughters at their home in Bushey, northwest of London, in July 2024.
The attack led to a manhunt before Clifford was found injured hours later in a north London cemetery.
A jury at Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday convicted Clifford of raping 25-year-old Louise Hunt before killing her.
His sentencing for all the crimes is scheduled for Tuesday.
Clifford had admitted to murdering Carol Hunt, 61, and her daughters Louise and Hannah, 28. He had also pleaded guilty to charges of false imprisonment and possessing offensive weapons but denied raping Louise.
During the trial, the court heard that after killing Carol Hunt, Clifford waited for an hour before attacking Louise, tying her up, raping her, and then killing her with a crossbow. He later killed Hannah when she returned home from work.
The prosecution described Clifford, a former soldier, as committing a "violent, sexual act of spite" and said he was "enraged" after Louise ended their 18-month relationship. They told the court that he had "carefully planned" the attack.
Less than 24 hours before the killings, Clifford had searched for a podcast by social media influencer Andrew Tate, according to the prosecution. They argued that the murders were driven by the "violent misogyny promoted" by Tate.
Justice Joel Bennathan called Clifford’s crimes "dreadful" and "almost unspeakable".
(With inputs from AFP)