Bernadette Spofforth tells GB News she was 'held like a terrorist' by police for 36 hours over social media post

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Bernadette Spofforth tells GB News she was 'held like a terrorist' by police for 36 hours over social media post.

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A woman who was held in police custody for 36 hours over a social media post has told GB News she was "held like a terrorist".Speaking to GB News's Will Kingston, Bernadette Spofforth opened up on her "damaging" ordeal after posting online about the Southport attack in 2024.In August 2024, public disorder erupted across parts of the country following the brutal murders of three young girls at a dance class in Southport by Axel Rudakubana.Police were criticised for withholding key details about the attacker, creating an information vacuum in which false claims about the perpetrator spread rapidly online.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ms Spofforth was dragged from her home by police and held in a cell for 36 hours on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred, after sharing the wrong name of the attacker online.Despite deleting the post as soon as she realised the information was incorrect, it took a month before she was cleared of any wrongdoing.Recalling what happened, the author told...

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