By Press Association 2021
Captain Sir Tom Moore mural
The trial of a man who allegedly sent a grossly offensive tweet about Captain Sir Tom Moore the day after his death has been pushed back by several months.
Joseph Kelly, 35, denies sending the message “of an indecent, obscene or menacing character” about the fundraising centenarian on February 3.
Kelly, of Castlemilk, Glasgow, is on bail and was not present at Lanark Sheriff Court on Wednesday when the original trial date of June 17 was pushed back to October 7.
Another pre-trial hearing will be held on September 22, Sheriff Nikola Stewart said.
The charge, under the Communications Act, reads: “On February 3 2021 at Waverly Court, Lanark, you Joseph Kelly did cause to be sent by means of a public electronic communications network a post to the public using social media that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character, and that did utter
By Press Association 2021
Captain Sir Tom Moore mural
The trial of a man who allegedly sent a grossly offensive tweet about Captain Sir Tom Moore the day after his death has been pushed back by several months.
Joseph Kelly, 35, denies sending the message “of an indecent, obscene or menacing character” about the fundraising centenarian on February 3.
Kelly, of Castlemilk, Glasgow, is on bail and was not present at Lanark Sheriff Court on Wednesday when the original trial date of June 17 was pushed back to October 7.
Another pre-trial hearing will be held on September 22, Sheriff Nikola Stewart said.
The charge, under the Communications Act, reads: “On February 3 2021 at Waverly Court, Lanark, you Joseph Kelly did cause to be sent by means of a public electronic communications network a post to the public using social media that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character, and that did utter
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