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Man denies stirring up racial hatred online

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Wayne Munden pleaded not guilty to multiple charges at Birmingham Crown Court

A man has denied stirring up racial hatred by publishing antisemitic material online.

Wayne Munden pleaded not guilty to eight counts of publishing threatening, abusive or insulting written material at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday.

The 61-year-old, of Carlisle Road, Worcester, also denied three counts of disseminating a terrorist publication, including a post on X relating to a man convicted for a string of nail bombings in 1999.

The court heard the alleged offences, many of which involved messages in a Telegram channel, took place from January 2023 to May 2024.

Munden was granted conditional bail and is due to stand trial at the same court on 14 August 2028.

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