Teen jailed over 'abhorrent' edited picture of Prince Harry
Two teens have been sentenced in terrorism-related charges after a student created and shared an “abhorrent” picture branding Prince Harry a “race traitor”.
UK judge Rebecca Poulet lambasted student Michal Szewczuk, 19, for creating an image of Harry with a pistol to his head, against a blood-spattered background.
The picture, which was shared online a few months after Harry married biracial ex-actress Meghan Markle, included the phrase “See Ya Later Race Traitor”.
Szewczuk pleaded guilty in the London Criminal Court to two counts of encouraging terrorism and five counts of possession of terrorist material.
He was sentenced on Tuesday to four years and three months in a young offenders’ institution.
Also in court was Oskar Dunn-Koczorowski, 18, from West London, who received an 18-month detention and training order after admitting to two counts of encouraging terrorism.
Judge Poulet says the online posts “are abhorrent as well as criminal by reason of their clear intention to encourage terrorist acts.”
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