[Ammi]

Woman named as first to share false Southport suspect rumour before riots says mistake ‘destroyed’ her…

A British businesswoman accused of being the first person to share false information about the Southport killings of three girls has said the “mistake” has “destroyed” her.

Bonnie Spofforth is alleged to have fired off a tweet on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, wrongly claiming the stabbing suspect was an asylum seeker who came to the UK by boat hours after the three girls were killed.

The 55-year-old also shared an incorrect name for the boy accused of perpetrating attacks at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Southport, in which three people died.

Ms Spofforth is understood to have written: “Ali Al-Shakati was the suspect, he was an asylum seeker who came to the UK by boat last year and was on an MI6 watch list. If this is true, then all hell is about to break loose.”

Discussing the far-right riots that erupted after misinformation swelled online, Ms Spofforth told MailOnline: “I’m mortified that I’m being accused of this. I did not make it up. I first received this information from somebody in Southport.”

She added: “My post had nothing to do with the violence we’ve seen across the country. But I acknowledge that it may have been the source for the information used by a Russian news website.”

Discussing the ordeal, she previously told The Times: “It was a spur-of-the-moment ridiculous thing to do, which has literally destroyed me. It was just a mistake. I did a really stupid, stupid thing, I copied and pasted it from what I saw, and I added the line ‘if this is true’.”

Rioters have since attacked mosques, ambushed riot police, set fire to a hotel housing migrants and torched a public library and Citizens Advice Bureau building. There have been multiple incidents of ethnic minorities being attacked on the streets.

MailOnline says it worked out her identity after carrying out an extensive search of X posts that used the name Ali Al-Shakti, which revealed hers was the first.

Asked by the publication, she claimed she saw another individual share the name on X but could not offer any proof.

MailOnline reports that her post was deleted an hour after it surfaced but that the incorrect information had already been widely repeated by social media personalities such as far-right activist and English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson and misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate.

More than 400 people have been arrested since the violence began – with 100 already charged and suspects now going through the courts.

The Independent has reported on other women who have been involved in disorder in recent weeks by posting about it on social media or taking part in the rioting.

Axel Rudakubana, an 18-year-old born in Wales who had been living in Banks in Lancashire at the time of the Southport attack, has been charged with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder.

Spoiler:

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Ammi

Woman named as first to share false Southport suspect rumour before riots says mistake ‘destroyed’ her…

A British businesswoman accused of being the first person to share false information about the Southport killings of three girls has said the “mistake” has “destroyed” her.

Bonnie Spofforth is alleged to have fired off a tweet on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, wrongly claiming the stabbing suspect was an asylum seeker who came to the UK by boat hours after the three girls were killed.

The 55-year-old also shared an incorrect name for the boy accused of perpetrating attacks at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Southport, in which three people died.

Ms Spofforth is understood to have written: “Ali Al-Shakati was the suspect, he was an asylum seeker who came to the UK by boat last year and was on an MI6 watch list. If this is true, then all hell is about to break loose.”

Discussing the far-right riots that erupted after misinformation swelled online, Ms Spofforth told MailOnline: “I’m mortified that I’m being accused of this. I did not make it up. I first received this information from somebody in Southport.”

She added: “My post had nothing to do with the violence we’ve seen across the country. But I acknowledge that it may have been the source for the information used by a Russian news website.”

Discussing the ordeal, she previously told The Times: “It was a spur-of-the-moment ridiculous thing to do, which has literally destroyed me. It was just a mistake. I did a really stupid, stupid thing, I copied and pasted it from what I saw, and I added the line ‘if this is true’.”

Rioters have since attacked mosques, ambushed riot police, set fire to a hotel housing migrants and torched a public library and Citizens Advice Bureau building. There have been multiple incidents of ethnic minorities being attacked on the streets.

MailOnline says it worked out her identity after carrying out an extensive search of X posts that used the name Ali Al-Shakti, which revealed hers was the first.

Asked by the publication, she claimed she saw another individual share the name on X but could not offer any proof.

MailOnline reports that her post was deleted an hour after it surfaced but that the incorrect information had already been widely repeated by social media personalities such as far-right activist and English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson and misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate.

More than 400 people have been arrested since the violence began – with 100 already charged and suspects now going through the courts.

The Independent has reported on other women who have been involved in disorder in recent weeks by posting about it on social media or taking part in the rioting.

Axel Rudakubana, an 18-year-old born in Wales who had been living in Banks in Lancashire at the time of the Southport attack, has been charged with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder.

Spoiler:

Quite a read that Ammi.

It would be nice to think she'll be extremely more careful as to what she presents as fact in future.

She seemed none-the-less eager to share it and very rapidly.

Whatever her thinking, her sharing it has had consequences.
Only negative ones too.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Quite a read that Ammi.

It would be nice to think she'll be extremely more careful as to what she presents as fact in future.

She seemed none-the-less eager to share it and very rapidly.

Whatever her thinking, her sharing it has had consequences.
Only negative ones too.

…yeah, it’s a lot about consequences, isn’t it, Joey…it must have felt so ‘distanced’ when she shared something with so much weight that hadn’t been verified as being truth…it’s similar to ‘outrage’ type headlines that are quite misleading, they have elements of that also….that once something is typed or relayed etc …there is no longer any ‘control’ over where it could help lead to…anyways, she can’t take back her actions and contribution but I hope that she can move forward from it …

[arista]

Police hope the rain
will stop any Riots toinight

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

Police hope the rain
will stop any Riots toinight

doubt that, since they can bring umbrella's with them then

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

Police hope the rain
will stop any Riots toinight

…that’s what I’ve been hoping also and doing rain dances every evening…

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by arista

Police hope the rain
will stop any Riots toinight

Football season starts soon.

[Christmas Lights]

Hopefully the football will ironically calm down things .

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Hopefully the football will ironically calm down things .

The police will be very stretched.

On another note, you might like this goldheart.

These free palestine marchers who come out at night and smash up Barclays banks and any other establishment windows theh feel have association to israel, why are they not called far right thugs?

[arista]

[Ammi]

Grandfather, 69, who armed himself with cosh to take part in riot is jailed…

A grandfather who armed himself with a wooden cosh and joined a “mob” who attacked police and damaged buildings has been jailed for two years and eight months.

Retired welder William Nelson Morgan, 69, was sentenced for violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon at Liverpool Crown Court after a hearing was fast-tracked following his guilty pleas at the city’s magistrates’ court on Monday.

John O’Malley, 43, appeared alongside him in the dock and was also jailed for two years and eight months after admitting violent disorder in Southport.

Christopher Taylor, prosecuting, said Morgan, of Linton Street, Walton, was part of a group of about 100 people who set fire to bins, damaged businesses and buildings and threw missiles at police on County Road, Liverpool on the evening of Saturday August 3.

Spellow Library was set on fire during the violent scenes.

…full article…

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/grandfathe...115350217.html

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by arista

There have been thousands of thugs , rioters, looters and weapon wielding including that young Asian guy with the huge sword in the town centre .. do they all get off Scott free ?


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[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Zizu

There have been thousands of thugs , rioters, looters and weapon wielding including that young Asian guy with the huge sword in the town centre .. do they all get off Scott free ?


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The guy with the weapon has been apprehended and charged...

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

The guy with the weapon has been apprehended and charged...

Really !!

Fantastic
Keep us posted


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[arista]

Labour still has not Kicked out
the Arrested Ricky Jones Labour Nazi

[Christmas Lights]

Originally Posted by arista

Labour still has not Kicked out
the Arrested Ricky Jones Labour Nazi

Well let's see what Starmer does .

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Well let's see what Starmer does .

Coming down hard on anyone who doesn't agree with him. Let's see if this guy gets away with it. He shouldn't.

[arista]

Jail Him

Labour Nazi Ricky Jones

[In the Drunk Tank]

Thing is Labour were talking a couple of weeks ago about how they were going to have to release loads of prisoners early because there was no prison space, so not quite sure how they're going to manage all these people newly convicted on pretty severe sentences

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Thing is Labour were talking a couple of weeks ago about how they were going to have to release loads of prisoners early because there was no prison space, so not quite sure how they're going to manage all these people newly convicted on pretty severe sentences

They're letting out dangerous criminals early for this. Unbelievable

[Christmas Lights]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

They're letting out dangerous criminals early for this. Unbelievable

Starmer said " prisons are full" ,so I guess more free criminals will roam the streets.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

They're letting out dangerous criminals early for this. Unbelievable

No they are not

That's blatant nonsense.
Utter rubbish.

Where's your proof we are doing that????

The last government was going to do just what Labour plans.
I didn't see you moaning at them.
However they were a right wing government weren't they.

Where's the comparison of people out of prison because of theft crimes compared to these violent destructive rioters.
You'd rather them left on the streets would you ???

[Alf]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

No they are not

That's blatant nonsense.
Utter rubbish.

Where's your proof we are doing that????

The last government was going to do just what Labour plans.
I didn't see you moaning at them.
However they were a right wing government weren't they.

Where's the comparison of people out of prison because of theft crimes compared to these violent destructive rioters.
You'd rather them left on the streets would you ???

Who are Carlos Neto and Lawson Natty? What did they do. And what story are they in the news for this week?

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Alf

Who are Carlos Neto and Lawson Natty? What did they do. And what story are they in the news for this week?

Well it's all gone quiet over there.

Because tribalist Labour supporters do not care

Well it's all gone quiet, all gone quiet, all gone quiet over there.

[Merry Mockmas]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

They're letting out dangerous criminals early for this. Unbelievable

Let's hope that they're letting out petty criminals.