Man who smeared bacon on mosque door jailed

Image source, Crown Prosecution Service

Image caption, The incident happened on 11 August
  • Author, Jacob Panons
  • Role, 大象传媒 News, South East

A man who smeared bacon on the door of a mosque has been jailed for six months.

Marcus Edwards, 44, recorded himself smearing rashers on a mosque in Gillingham on August 11, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

He claimed online that he would get away with it and that he would 鈥渢rash a mosque every day鈥, the CPS added.

Edwards, of Gillingham Road in Gillingham, was sentenced on Friday at Maidstone Crown Court.

He had pleaded guilty to both criminal damage to property valued under 拢5,000 and racially/religiously aggravated criminal damage.

Chief crown prosecutor Kris Venkatasami from CPS South East said: 鈥淭his was an abhorrent attack on a mosque and exceptionally distressing to our local Muslim community at a time when they are already feeling vulnerable because of recent events elsewhere in the country.

鈥淓dwards arrogantly thought he would escape justice and tauntingly suggested he would 鈥榞et away鈥 with targeting a place of worship.

"Within five days, he has been identified, convicted and faced the full force of the law."

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