Police Arrest Twitter Critic of Olympic Diver Tom Daley
British police have located and arrested a teen who trolled British Olympic diver Tom Daley with a hateful message referencing Daley’s late father.
The unnamed 17-year-old was arrested in Weymouth on suspicion of malicious communications,according to the BBC. A member of the public alerted police Monday night, according to the report.
A police spokesman was unable to confirm whether the arrest was a direct result of his tweets directed at Daley.Daley, 18, has more than 580,000 followers on Twitter. His fourth-place finish in the 10-meter synchronized diving contest on Monday was seen as a disappointment in his native country. One follower appeared to take the sentiment too far. After the event, Twitter user @Rileyy_69 sent Daley a public message reading, “you let your dad down i hope you know that.” According to TheStar.com, the messages later included the threat, “I’m going to find you and I’m going to drown you in the pool . . . ”
Daley’s father, whom the diver credits with inspiring his Olympic drive, died of a brain tumor in May 2011.
Daley then posted this tweet:
Daley’s harasser later tweeted an apology, saying he didn’t know of the star diver’s father dying last year. But when Daley didn’t respond, Riley reverted back to his prior form:
The user’s Twitter account was later suspended.
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