Man denies stirring up racial hatred over Southport social media post
A man will go on trial next year accused of stirring up racial hatred on social media after the Southport tragedy.
Jamie Michael, 45, appeared before Newport Crown Court to deny a charge under the Public Order Act of publishing threatening material on a Facebook account on July 31 intending to stir up racial hatred.
Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke, The Recorder of Cardiff, said Michael would face a three-day trial at Merthyr Crown Court beginning on February 3 next year.
The defendant, of Crawshay Road, Penygraig, south Wales, was remanded into custody ahead of his trial.
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