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A man is due to appear in court after making an alleged ‘online threat’ to Rochdale by-election candidate Simon Danczuk last year.

The former Rochdale MP was Reform UK’s candidate in the parliamentary by-election contested in February 2024.

Victory went to Workers Party leader George Galloway, but in the build up to polling day it is alleged that Mr Danczuk was threatened.

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Zaffar Hussain, 25, was arrested on February 27, 2024. He has since been charged with malicious communications with intent.

Mr Hussain, of Kellett Street in Rochdale, has been released on bail and is due to appear at the magistrates’ court in Wigan on December 17. View 2 Imag

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