Overview
- A Liverpool Crown Court jury found Barton guilty on six counts and not guilty on six others for posts targeting Eni Aluko, Lucy Ward and Jeremy Vine.
- Jurors ruled that an image superimposing Aluko and Ward onto the serial killers Fred and Rose West was grossly offensive.
- Aluko said the posts left her terrified and withdrawn, describing a week in which she did not eat or leave her home.
- She called for regulators to fine social media companies, arguing that platforms reward extreme content and fail to protect users.
- The Guardian reports Aluko has a separate civil case alleging defamation and harassment set for the High Court in May, while Barton is due to be sentenced on 8 December under bail terms restricting references to the victims.