Joshua Bonehill-Paine

“I felt an enormous sense of emotion - of grief and of anger that this lady had been murdered by a far-right extremist,”

Joshua Bonehill-Paine · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-04

Bonehill-Paine described his emotional reaction to hearing about the murder of MP Jo Cox during his prison sentence.

“When I was first released from prison in 2018, I was supported by many of the people in my local community who understood that I had made some awful mistakes but was wanting to change my life around.”

Joshua Bonehill-Paine · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-04

Bonehill-Paine said he was supported by his local community after his release from prison in 2018.

“This was a mother, a wife, who had been viciously murdered in cold blood and I started to question why it was that I was supporting a right-wing ideology.”

Joshua Bonehill-Paine · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-04

Bonehill-Paine said Jo Cox's murder led him to question his right-wing ideology.