Malone’s barrister said the ex-Shameless and Brookside star accepted she had breached the injunction.<\/p>\n
She was given an eight-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay \u00a310,000.<\/p>\n
The 56-year-old actress pleaded guilty to the charge of contempt of court earlier.<\/p>\n
Malone, who was wearing a leopard print coat, told the court she had been living in Liverpool at the time of James’s murder and knew his killers had been given anonymity when they were released.<\/p>\n
Mental health problems<\/h2>\n
She shared the Facebook message in February last year, which was said to include an image and the new name of Venables, the High Court heard.<\/p>\n
The court heard Malone initially said she had not been aware she had done anything wrong.<\/p>\n
Her barrister, Adam Speker, said she had mental health problems at the time she shared the post and was caring for her five-year-old daughter and elderly mother.<\/p>\n
He said his client understood Venables had been given anonymity for his protection but there were no characteristics of vigilantism in Ms Malone’s case.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Venables and Thompson were 10 when they tortured and killed James after abducting the two-year-old from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in 1993.<\/p>\n In November that year, they became the\u00a0youngest children ever to be convicted <\/a>of murder in England.<\/p>\n They have been living under new identities since they were released in 2001.<\/p>\n Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC said: “The injunction in this case is intended to both protect the identities of the offenders, but also innocent individuals who may be incorrectly identified as them.<\/p>\n “Posting this material online is a very serious matter and can result in a prison sentence.”<\/p>\n In January, two people were\u00a0given suspended sentences<\/a>\u00a0after admitting posting photos on social media they said identified Venables.<\/p>\n Richard McKeag, 28, was handed a 12-month sentence and Natalie Barker, 36, was given eight months, both suspended for two years.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, the father of James Bulger\u00a0lost a legal challenge to try to change the lifelong anonymity order<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Jon](\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Jon-Venables.jpg\")
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