Man Who Said Muslims Should Be ‘Nuked’ Cries As He Appears In Court

A man who posted a string of Islamophobic messages online and said that Muslims should be “nuked” has appeared in court.

Gary Farrimond, 45, wept as he apologised for writing the hate-filled tirades on Facebook. One post included him asking for a Quran so he could “burn it”.

Tess Kenyon, prosecuting, told Wigan Magistrates’ Court, that a police officer had been alerted to Farrimond’s postings in the Facebook group: ‘No more economic migrants in the Britannia hotel’.

Describing one rant, Ms Kenyon said: “There was an image of a Trojan horse with Isis on its forehead and Syrian refugees on its body.

"Underneath, Mr Farrimond had written, ‘Is the refugee crisis an Islamic invasion?’”

In another post he offered bungee jumping to Pakistani people, adding “no strings attached”, and another he wrote: "The sooner they [Muslims] get nuked the better".

Melissa Fagan, mitigating, said: “It’s fair to say the defendant does feel ashamed of his actions.

"He is a relatively simple man. He feels someone duped him. He was brought into all of this by another man who befriended him.

"The defendant has had to live with what he has done.”

Farrimond, from Wigan, was handed a 12-month community order, with 100 hours’ of unpaid work after pleading guilty to sending offensive messages at an earlier hearing.

After the hearing Farrimond said: “This is not what I’m about. I have been through a lot. This has really knocked me. I’m very sorry to anyone offended.”