The false claim that the perpetrator of the Southport knife attack was a Muslim refugee who had arrived by boat in the country in the past year, was spread online by a number of f

Bernadette Spofforth is alleged to have fired off a tweet on social media site X, f ormerly known as Twitter, wrongly claiming the stabbing suspect was an asylum seeker who came to the UK by boat hours after the three girls were killed.

A woman who was arrested after sharing a fake name for the Southport suspect online will face no further action. Bernadette Spofforth, 55, was arrested after she allegedly published misinformation on social media claiming the suspect was an asylum seeker who had arrived by boat,

A businesswoman who was arrested after sharing a fake name for the Southport attacker online will face no further action. Bernadette Spofforth, 55, was arrested on August 8 after reposting the fake name,