‘Disrespectful’ false claims about culprits blight mourning of Anita Rose

HAYSIE

On 30 July, the day after the Southport attack, the first claims appeared on X that the arrested 45-year-old and 37-year-old were Somalian. The rumour was repeated by other anonymous accounts, and amplified by influential anti-immigration accounts.

One tweet on 2 August falsely claimed that “two Somali immigrants who followed her attacked Anita to rob her” – to date it has been seen by 2.5 million people. The untruth was then referenced by the far-right activist Tommy Robinson and by the rightwing former actor Laurence Fox.

Amid the dangerously febrile climate of last week’s unrest, it led Suffolk constabulary to take the highly unusual step of publicly rebutting the false rumours, stating that the man and woman were not Somalian. “We typically wouldn’t comment on a nationality and the only reason we have in this instance is because it’s a dangerous piece of misinformation,” a spokesperson said.


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Essexphil

These claims would have been made with someone with precisely zero knowledge of the area.

I live about 10 miles from there. My Wife was brought up in a neighbouring village, where my in-laws still live.

The village is on the old Colchester-Ipswich road. The one that most people don't use, because the A12 is quicker. Unless you are travelling from Manningtree/the East of the Tendring Peninsula, you are travelling to the Shotley Peninsula, or you just like travelling the pretty way.

It is a place where very little ever happens. And, as I understand it, the body was moved to a place in the village that I didn't know existed-hardly the actions of an outsider.

Regardless of ethnicity or refugee status.

Shame on them.

HAYSIE

Essexphil said:

These claims would have been made with someone with precisely zero knowledge of the area.

I live about 10 miles from there. My Wife was brought up in a neighbouring village, where my in-laws still live.

The village is on the old Colchester-Ipswich road. The one that most people don't use, because the A12 is quicker. Unless you are travelling from Manningtree/the East of the Tendring Peninsula, you are travelling to the Shotley Peninsula, or you just like travelling the pretty way.

It is a place where very little ever happens. And, as I understand it, the body was moved to a place in the village that I didn't know existed-hardly the actions of an outsider.

Regardless of ethnicity or refugee status.

Shame on them.

It is obviously a growing trend.
The fact that you can get 2.5 million views of a social media post is worrying.
In this case the police have had to come out to dispel the rumours.
In the Southport case the judge allowed the identification of the suspect, despite the fact he wasnt 18.
I appreciate that he was only 6 days away from his 18th birthday, at the time.
So are we faced with changing laws due to pressure from idiotic conspiracy theorists, and far right activists, who seem intent on creating division, using social media.

Essexphil

HAYSIE said:

Essexphil said:

These claims would have been made with someone with precisely zero knowledge of the area.

I live about 10 miles from there. My Wife was brought up in a neighbouring village, where my in-laws still live.

The village is on the old Colchester-Ipswich road. The one that most people don't use, because the A12 is quicker. Unless you are travelling from Manningtree/the East of the Tendring Peninsula, you are travelling to the Shotley Peninsula, or you just like travelling the pretty way.

It is a place where very little ever happens. And, as I understand it, the body was moved to a place in the village that I didn't know existed-hardly the actions of an outsider.

Regardless of ethnicity or refugee status.

Shame on them.

It is obviously a growing trend.
The fact that you can get 2.5 million views of a social media post is worrying.
In this case the police have had to come out to dispel the rumours.
In the Southport case the judge allowed the identification of the suspect, despite the fact he wasnt 18.
I appreciate that he was only 6 days away from his 18th birthday, at the time.
So are we faced with changing laws due to pressure from idiotic conspiracy theorists, and far right activists, who seem intent on creating division, using social media.

Completely agree.

I seriously doubt that any Somalian, never mind Somalian refugee, has ever set foot in Brantham. Unless they were playing an Away game at Brantham Athletic.

HAYSIE

Essexphil said:

HAYSIE said:

Essexphil said:

These claims would have been made with someone with precisely zero knowledge of the area.

I live about 10 miles from there. My Wife was brought up in a neighbouring village, where my in-laws still live.

The village is on the old Colchester-Ipswich road. The one that most people don't use, because the A12 is quicker. Unless you are travelling from Manningtree/the East of the Tendring Peninsula, you are travelling to the Shotley Peninsula, or you just like travelling the pretty way.

It is a place where very little ever happens. And, as I understand it, the body was moved to a place in the village that I didn't know existed-hardly the actions of an outsider.

Regardless of ethnicity or refugee status.

Shame on them.

It is obviously a growing trend.
The fact that you can get 2.5 million views of a social media post is worrying.
In this case the police have had to come out to dispel the rumours.
In the Southport case the judge allowed the identification of the suspect, despite the fact he wasnt 18.
I appreciate that he was only 6 days away from his 18th birthday, at the time.
So are we faced with changing laws due to pressure from idiotic conspiracy theorists, and far right activists, who seem intent on creating division, using social media.

Completely agree.

I seriously doubt that any Somalian, never mind Somalian refugee, has ever set foot in Brantham. Unless they were playing an Away game at Brantham Athletic.

Unfortunately many of these people dont allow the truth to get in the way of their stories.

madprof

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I'd hate any of my family to inadvertently buy anything - and her profit- from any purchase!