EDL protestor found guilty of religiously aggravated harassment

An EDL protester, Kevin Smith, has been given a suspended eight-week prison sentence for putting a pig’s head on the wall of Dudley central mosque in the Castle Hill area of the town on 29 May.

Police believe Smith, 52, of Brierley Hill, was on his way to the Newcastle demonstration when the act took place. He was arrested on 2 June and has been found guilty of religiously aggravated intentional harassment at Dudley magistrates court.

Smith was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, and among the conditions imposed was an order that he stay out of the Castle Hill area.

Guardian, 9 July 2010