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A blogger who claimed Lee Rigby’s murder was a hoax has been handed a suspended six-month jail sentence and banned for life from contacting the soldier’s family.

Conspiracy theorist Chris Spivey said the horrific killing in 2013 had been invented to incite hatred of Muslims.

He claimed the butchered soldier and his family had been made up.

Yet he trolled Fusilier Rigby’s mother and sister and posted their details on his website.

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Spivey, 52, from Rochford, Essex, was found guilty at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court of harassment and sending grossly offensive messages over social media.

A judge told him his claims were “ridiculous and strange”.

He added: “It is pointless telling you you are wrong.”

Spivey also says the 9/11 terror attacks were staged and expressed doubts over the Tunisia beach massacre.