A reality TV star could be jailed for posting on Facebook that children born with Down's Syndrome should be "put down". The comments made by Ursula Presgrave, who appeared on BBC 3 show The Call Centre, sparked outrage and complaints to police.
Presgrave, aged 23, wrote online : "Anyone born with down syndrome should be put down, it's just cruel to let them lead a pointless life of a vegetable." The call centre worker appeared alongside Nev Wilshire in the fly-on-a-wall TV series.
She admitted a charge under the Malicious Communications act which carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail or a £5,000 fine. Prosecutor Linda Baker said: "Her mobile phone was seized, and found to contain numerous photos holding slogans mocking people with Down's Syndrome".
Presgrave told police "she wanted people to notice her" when she wrote the post.
Her lawyer Mark Davies told Swansea magistrates: "There is genuine remorse, and she would like to make a public apology.
"The first question she was asked by police was whether she know she had committed a criminal offence. Her immediate answer was:'Yes, and I am very sorry about it' and she began to cry.
Her lawyer Mark Davies told Swansea magistrates: "There is genuine remorse, and she would like to make a public apology.
"The first question she was asked by police was whether she know she had committed a criminal offence. Her immediate answer was:'Yes, and I am very sorry about it' and she began to cry.
Source - Mirror
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