An aristocrat who offered a £5,000 reward for the "accidental" death of businesswoman and anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller has been convicted.
Rhodri Philipps, 50, the 4th Viscount St Davids of Knightsbridge , posted the comment on Facebook on November 7, 2016 - just four days after Ms Miller won a legal challenge over the Brexit decision.
Philipps described Ms Miller as a "troublesome" first generation "immigrant boat jumper" and placed a £5,000 bounty on her head, intimating she should be run over.
He was convicted on two counts of sending a menacing public communication on Tuesday (July 11) after a trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court .
One of the charges related to victim Ms Miller and the other to a Facebook friend of Philipps, who saw the posts. He initially denied the allegations .
Kate Mulholland, CPS London reviewing lawyer, said: “This threat caused extreme concern to Gina Miller.
"And although Philipps claimed his Facebook friends would have been tolerant of his views they were open to the public.
“No-one should have these kind of menacing comments made to them or about them and where there is evidence of an offence the CPS and police will bring a prosecution.”
During the trial the CPS successfully asked the court to put in place orders to stop Phillips, who represented himself, personally cross-examining Gina Miller and another witness.
Phillips will be sentenced on Wednesday.
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