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sentenced to 56 days in jail for posting offensive comments on Twitter after cardiac arrest footballer

A student was jailed for 56 days to post offensive comments on Twitter about the fall on the floor of the Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba.

Liam Stacey was arrested after his tweets were reported to police by Twitter users around the UK, including former England striker Stan Collymore. Incentive of 21 who entered the race hatred.

He published his disparaging remarks shortly after cardiac arrest Muamba during their draw for the FA Cup quarter-final team against Tottenham Hotspur.

Stacey cried throughout the hearing and held his head in his hands when he was sentenced. He was arrested and handcuffed.

District Judge John Charles Stacey said: "It was racially abused by a social network promoted as a result of some vile and disgusting comments of a young footballer who was fighting for his life

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"At the time, not only the player's family, not just football, but everyone were literally praying for his life. Your comments exacerbated this situation.

"I have no choice but to impose a custodial sentence not to reflect public outrage at what you did.

"You have committed the offense while drunk, and clearly immediately regretted. However, you must learn to manage their drinking better."

After the original messages of Stacey, other Twitter users has strongly criticized. This led him to publish a series of racial slurs, offensive and some of a sexual nature, aimed at those who attacked him.

In mitigation, Gareth Jones, defending, said: "The first comment [he] was written on Fabrice Muamba He does not grudge and is happy that he is a good recovered My client .. just lost his head and published those nasty comments to both the bitter shame of himself and his parents. "

The court heard that Stacey tried to claim his account had been hacked. He also tried to delete your page.