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Brothers Daniel and Samuel Sledden are behind bars after being hauled back to court for mocking a judge on Facebook .

The two men were delighted when Judge Beverley Lunt decided to give them a suspended sentence when they appeared before her for drug dealing earlier this month.

Just forty minutes after leaving Burnley Crown Court, Daniel, 27, posted online: “Cannot believe my luck 2 year suspended sentance (sic) beats the 3 year jail yes pal!

“Beverly [sic] Lunt go suck my c***”.

Soon after, his brother, Samuel, 22, wrote: “What a day it’s been Burnley crown court! Up ur **** aha nice 2 year suspended...”

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The judge did not take kindly to their remarks after two defendants from Accrington, Lancs, assured her at their first appearance they were full of remorse.

She dragged them back before her for a sentence review and sent them to prison for two years.

She told them: “The question I have to ask myself is this: if I had not known their real feelings at being in court would I have accepted their remorse and contrition, and suspended the sentence.

“And the answer is of course not.

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“Each of the posts indicate they have not changed at all. They have not taken on board anything or learned any responsibility.”

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The Sleddens originally received a two-year jail term, suspended for two years, after they admitted being concerned in the supply of cannabis between May and September 2014.