Who is David Parnham, what was the Punish a Muslim Day letter and when was he arrested?
Cops have charged a man with 14 offences after he was arrested by counter-terrorism officers earlier this week
DAVID Parnham has been charged with 14 offences in connection with an investigation into the so-called Punish a Muslim Day letters.
The charges include one count of soliciting to murder.
Who is David Parnham?
The 35-year-old man from Lincoln faces a number of charges relating to racist letters he is accused of sending promoting a Punish a Muslim Day.
The letter stated it was to be held on April 3, 2018.
Among the charges are soliciting to murder, sending a substance with the intention of inducing in a person a belief that it is likely to contain a noxious substance, and five counts of sending a number of letters conveying a threat.
He is also charged with one count of making a bomb hoax.
What was his Punish a Muslim Day letter?
The anonymous letter was sent to a number of Muslims around the country, including Muslim MPs.
The letters were reportedly received in communities across England and Wales - including West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Leicestershire, London and Cardiff.
They listed a number of tasks telling people they can win points by committing increasingly serious offences against Muslims.
The letter read in part: "They have hurt you, they have made your loved ones suffer.
"They have caused you pain and heartache. What are you going to do about it?"
After the letters were circulated, Detective Chief Superintendent Martin Snowden, head of the north-east counter-terrorism policing unit, said: “These letters seek to cause fear and offence among our Muslim communities.
“They also seek to divide us. Yet, in spite of this, our communities have shown strength in their response to such hatred and in their support for each other.”
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When was he arrested?
Parnham was arrested on June 12 by counter-terrorism officers.
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 15.
A residential property and an office building in Lincoln city centre were searched.