A man has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for making a bomb hoax call to a synagogue in Leeds just days after a terror attack in Manchester. Markel Ible, 32, phoned Sinai Synagogue on October 6 from an unidentified number, claiming there was a bomb set to detonate the next day. Prosecutors stated that the call was meant to instill panic and fear, following the recent attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Manchester.
The Manchester incident resulted in the deaths of Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, with three others injured by Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, who targeted worshipers during Yom Kippur. Ible, residing in St Martins Gardens, Leeds, was promptly charged by the Crown Prosecution Service after the hoax call was reported to the authorities. He admitted to making the call and was immediately taken into custody, receiving a 10-month sentence at Leeds Crown Court.
Ann Graham, senior crown prosecutor for CPS Yorkshire and Humberside, highlighted the severity of Ible’s actions, emphasizing their intention to spread fear in the community. Dave Rich, from the Jewish charity Community Security Trust (CST), commended the prosecution for taking the matter seriously, describing Ible’s hoax as a deliberate and heartless act that exacerbated the community’s vulnerability following the tragic events in Manchester.
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