Student jailed for Muamba tweets loses appeal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A student lost his appeal Friday over a jail sentence for mocking Bolton's Fabrice Muamba on Twitter after the midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest.
Liam Stacey, a 21-year-old student at Swansea University, admitted to a charge of inciting racial hatred with his tweets following Muamba's collapse on the field. He was sentenced to 56 days in jail on Tuesday.
His appeal was dismissed by a High Court judge in Swansea. Judge Wyn Williams said Stacey "was intending to say what he said and was intending to produce the effect that he did."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Muamba's heart stopped beating on its own for 78 minutes after he collapsed during an FA Cup quarterfinal match against Tottenham on March 17.
He has recovered but remains in a London hospital.