Self-described 'genocidal racist monster' jailed after BBC investigation
Thomas Webster, a former HMRC worker, has been sentenced to two years in prison for inciting racial, religious, and sexual orientation hatred online. The conviction followed an undercover investigation by the BBC that exposed his extremist views.
Why it matters
This case underscores the legal consequences of online hate speech and the role of investigative journalism in identifying extremist threats within public institutions.
Image caption, Thomas Webster, arriving here at Warwick Crown Court on Monday, was investigated by police after comments he made to an undercover journalist in a BBC programme
Warning: This article contains graphic accounts of racist and violent language
A former tax worker who described himself as "the ultimate genocidal racist monster" has been jailed for inciting hatred online after he was exposed by a BBC investigation.
Thomas Webster was sacked by HMRC and investigated by police after comments he made to an undercover journalist in the BBC programme 'Unmasked: Extreme Far Right'.
Webster, 29, from Lapworth, Warwickshire, admitted 10 counts of stirring up racial hatred online , including ones calling for the killing and extinction of his racial "enemies".
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