Man charged with threats to kill over video shared after UK terror attacks
Merseyside Police said Paul Hepplestall, 39, of Cornwallis Street in Liverpool, had been charged after a video was shared showing a man with a bladed weapon discussing the recent atrocities.
He was also charged with threats to commit criminal damage and is due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning.
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Hide AdAnother man, aged 39 and from Kirkby, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of inciting racial hatred, after a second video was shared showing a man in an Everton FC shirt talking about the attacks.
Police said the man had been released pending further investigation.