Troll who told JK Rowling he was going to kill her with a big hammer and shoot MP Rosie Duffield warned he faces jail after admitting sending vile messages online
- Glenn Mullen, 31, sent audio messages in Scottish Gaelic to the author and MP
A troll who told JK Rowling he was going to kill her 'with a big hammer' and also threatened to shoot MP Rosie Duffield has been warned he faces jail after he admitted to sending the vile messages online.
Glenn Mullen, 31, sent audio messages in Scottish Gaelic to the Harry Potter author and Labour MP on X, formerly Twitter, on 19 January last year.
Mullen admitted two charges of sending a communication conveying a threatening message when he appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court today wearing a grey suit and a white tie.
In the message to Rowling he said: 'I'm going to kill JK Rowling with a big hammer. JK Rowling is very horrible and I hate her so much.'
In the message to Ms Duffield he said: 'I'm going to kill Rosie Duffield with a big gun. I hate her so much.'
Glenn Mullen, 31, sent audio messages in Scottish Gaelic to JK Rowling and MP Rosie Duffield on X, formerly Twitter, in January last year
Mullen admitted two charges of sending a communication conveying a threatening message when he appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court
In the message to Rowling (left) he said 'I'm going to kill JK Rowling with a big hammer' and said she was 'very horrible'. In his message to Duffield (right) he said he was going to kill her with a big gun and 'I hate her so much'
Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring told Mullen: 'You will get credit for your early guilty plea. I accept that you entered it at the earliest possible opportunity.
'The threats are so serious that I am considering immediate custody. I know nothing about you. I need to find out about the motivation for your offending.'
He was bailed ahead of sentence on 4 June on condition he does not contact JK Rowling or Ms Duffield directly or indirectly and must not comment about them on social media.
Mullen, of Clyde Road, Manchester, admitted two charges of sending a communication conveying a threatening message, Contrary to section 1(1)(a) and (4) of the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
The first charge states he 'sent to Joanne Kathleen Rowling an electronic communication, namely a Twitter audio message which conveyed a threat for the purpose of causing distress or anxiety to the recipient or to any other person to whom you intended that it or its contents or nature should be communicated'.
The second states he 'sent an electronic communication, namely a Twitter audio message which conveyed a threat for the purpose of causing distress or anxiety to the recipient or to any other person to whom you intended that it or its contents or nature should be communicated'.
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