Muamba tweeter appeals sentence

A STUDENT jailed for mocking footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter after a near fatal heart attack could be released today.

By The Newsroom

Published 30th Mar 2012, 01:54 BST

Liam Stacey, 21, was taken away in tears on Tuesday after being jailed for 56 days for admitting inciting racial hatred.

A High Court judge in Swansea, south Wales, will today hear an appeal against his sentence.