Lucy Connolly to consider to consider legal action against police after prison release

A Northampton woman, who's been released from prison part way through her sentence for stirring up racial hatred online - says she may take legal action against the police

Lucy Connolly pleaded guilty to publishing threatening material on X in the wake of the Southport murders

She's told the Telegraph that she believes the police were dishonest in what they released and said about her.

On legal action, Mrs Connolly told the Telegraph: "That's something that I will be looking into. I don't want to say too much because I need to seek legal advice on that, but I do think the police were dishonest in what they released and what they said about me, and I will be holding them to account for that."

The former childminder, from Northampton, had pleaded guilty to inciting racial hatred by publishing and distributing "threatening or abusive" written material on X and was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court in October last year.

She was freed from prison after serving 40% of her 31-month sentence, the automatic release point for her sentence.

Mrs Connolly will remain on licence until the end of her sentence.