Joseph Nixon given community order for antisemitic abuse at Liverpool wedding

Joseph Nixon, 43, has received an 18-month community order after being found guilty of racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment at a Jewish wedding in Liverpool. The case matters because guests described being targeted with antisemitic abuse during a celebration, and the best man said the incident left him nervous about attending large Jewish gatherings.

The court heard Nixon confronted best man Jack Surpree at the Adelphi Hotel in the early hours of 15 September 2025, then entered the function room and shouted that Jews were murderers and killing babies. The incident lasted around seven to eight minutes, and Surpree said he feared Nixon might become violent towards him and his teenage sister. Nixon’s defence cited stress, alcohol and discrimination he had experienced as an Irish Catholic; he was ordered to complete 300 hours of unpaid work and pay £650 in costs, a £114 surcharge and £150 compensation.