Two councillors from the infamous Handforth council Zoom meeting say their lives are still a living "hell" - and they can't even go to their local pub.
Aled Brewerton, 46, and his dad, 76-year-old Keith, were both logged onto the December 2020 parish council meeting that descended into chaos and imprinted the name 'Jackie Weaver' into the public consciousness.
Mrs Weaver struggled to keep control of the unruly meeting - memorably being told she had no authority before she kicked wayward councillors out of the zoom call.
But in the wake of the hearing, Aled has received death threats and Keith is still a derided figure locally - and the pair said they can't lead a normal life, thanks to the viral incident.
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Aled claimed: "I've been told that I deserve to die and burn in hell. It's that bad that even my partner has been threatened.
"I didn't resign off the parish council because of any investigation; I resigned because the events made me ill and I was fed up.
"It was an absolute mess. Neighbouring councils wouldn't work with us, we were the butt of all jokes. It really was embarrassing."
Handforth Parish Council - now Handforth Town Council - operates in the eponymous Cheshire town, which is home to around 6,000 people.
It rarely makes headline news, but after a recorded meeting went viral, the world's media became interested in the humble location.
In the video, Aled famously demanded that Ms Weaver should "read the standing orders – read them and understand them".
But she was determined to keep control of the meeting and exercised her authority, becoming a minor celebrity as a result.
However, Keith and Aled claim they have since experienced harassment from members of the public.
The pair allege they have received threats from the public and are unable to even enjoy a pint without the video being mentioned.
Aled resigned from the council in April 2021.
He said: "Basically it's been two years of hell.
"We've got a situation now where certain people don't say, 'oh it's Handforth Town Council’. The initials that are being used are HCC – for Handforth Clown Council.
"That's not just in this area, I have seen that on YouTube nationally and Facebook nationally and that's embarrassing for our village.
"I've been told that my home address has been shared on the internet and social media. And when I've got to go out in public it makes me feel uneasy."
Keith added: "It's very easy to be abusive on the internet when it's not a face-to-face meeting and you can use a different name.
"I went into a local pub with one of Aled's friends on Aled's birthday and people came in and started chanting at us.
"If we go to a pub, we go out of the village - we don't go into local pubs because we do not wish to be involved in civil disobedience.
"It took me a fair while to convince Aled he could go into the village on his own and do his shopping.
"There never has been a problem but it's the thought in the back of your mind that there could be a problem."
Keith and Aled also claim the video should not have been published in the first place due to privacy issues - which would have stopped the viral storm.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it had investigated a complaint but closed the case with no further action taken.
An ICO spokesperson said: "The council stated that the recording of these meetings is standard as they are public.
"As a result, we provided guidance around data protection issues including reminding them of the importance of ensuring their privacy policies are clear and advise members of the public that their data may be captured during the recording of these meetings.
"They were also reminded of the lawful basis that the data is processed. The case has since been closed with no further action taken."
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