Tory arrested over tweet calling for journalist’s stoning

A CONSERVATIVE councillor in Britain has been arrested over a message on his private Twitter account calling for a newspaper columnist to be stoned to death, police said yesterday.

Gareth Compton, a councillor for Erdington, Birmingham, was questioned and released on bail following his arrest.

West Midlands Police said he was arrested for an offence under section 127 (1a) of the Communications Act of 2003 on suspicion of sending an offensive or indecent message.