A man who made a bomb hoax call to a synagogue just days after the terror attack in Manchester has been jailed for 10 months.
Markel Ible made an anonymous call to Sinai Synagogue in Roundhay, Leeds, on October 6 claiming to have left a bomb there that was due to go off the following day.
The 32-year-old made the call after Jihad al-Shamie launched an attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, on October 2, leading to the deaths of Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby.
Ible was reported to police and charged the day after making the hoax call.
He was handed a 10-month prison sentence at Leeds Crown Court after pleading guilty to a charge of making a bomb hoax call and was remanded in custody.
Ann Graham, Senior Crown Prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said: “Markel Ible was acutely aware of the consequences of his actions, which were intended to sow panic and fear.
“The timing of his offence in the wake of the devastating attack in Manchester just days before, makes it all the more disturbing.
“Working closely with the police, we were able to charge Ible and secure a guilty plea within a matter of days.
Two people died following the terror attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Manchester on October 2
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PA“We hope this sends a clear message that the CPS will always seek to prosecute those who spread hatred and antisemitism, in the strongest possible terms.”
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