"Smiling and sharpening my knife": Greater Manchester man encouraged violence against minority groups
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man from Greater Manchester was has been found guilty of posting extremist material online with the intention of stirring up racial hatred.
Sean Dowd, 61, of Edgar Street in Ramsbottom, was arrested by counter terrorism officers in March 2023 after being identified as the person behind a social media account which had shared scores of antisemitic, racist, and xenophobic posts.
A number of these posts encouraged violence against various communities and praised those who had previously carried out terrorist attacks. READ MORE: The gang that smuggled more than £1 billion worth of drugs into UK At the time of his arrest, Dowd’s account had 200 followers and the bio on his profile stated: "smiling and sharpening my knife".
Sean Dowd (15/02/1963), of Edgar Street, Ramsbottom, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 25 July 2024) to 27 months in prison.
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