11:52 EDT, 18 February 2021
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A Celtic fan has denied a charge against him over an 'offensive' tweet about Captain Sir Tom Moore that read 'burn, auld fella, buuurn' a day after the war hero and NHS fundraiser's death.
Joseph Kelly, 35, from Castlemilk in Glasgow, allegedly tweeted on February 3: 'The only good Brit soldier is a deed one, burn auld fella, buuuuurn.' He was later charged under the Communications Act 2003, which outlaws 'grossly offensive' messages.
It is not yet know if Kelly denies sending the tweet at all, or that he denies the message was offensive under the Communication Act. Kelly has been given a trial date of Thursday June 17.