Tom Daley Twitter Abuse
Police say they have arrested a teenager after a Twitter troll accused Team GB diver Tom Daley of letting down his late father.
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Teen warned over Tom Daley Twitter comment
Footballer suspended over abusive Tom Daley tweet
A Welsh Premier League Footballer has been suspended after an abusive tweet was allegedly sent to diver Tom Daley from his account.
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A teenager from Weymouth has been issued with a harassment warning after Tweeting Tom Daley.
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Harassment warning issued to teen who sent Daley tweet
A 17-year-old boy arrested in Weymouth this morning on suspicion of malicious communications after he tweeted diver Tom Daley has been issued with a harassment warning.
The teenager's been bailed to return to a Dorset police station at a later date while Dorset Police investigate other comments made on his social networking account.
Full report: Arrest over Tom Daley twitter abuse
by Bob ConstantineOlympic officials have condemned malicious tweets sent to Plymouth diver Tom Daley. A seventeen year old has been arrested in Weymouth after Tom received a message referring to his father, who died last year.
Police: Teenager arrested on suspicion of 'malicious communications'
A spokeswoman for Dorset police gave this statement regarding the arrest of a teenager over the Twitter abuse directed at Olympic diver Tom Daley:
– DORSET POLICE SPOKESWOMANA 17-year-old man was arrested by Dorset Police officers in the early hours this morning at a guesthouse in the Weymouth area on suspicion of malicious communications. He is currently helping police with their inquiries.
Police arrest teenager over Tom Daley Twitter abuse
Police say they have arrested a teenager after a Twitter troll accused Team GB diver Tom Daley of letting down his late father.
A 17-year-old male has been arrested at a guest house in the Weymouth area of Dorset, according to a tweet from Dorset Police.
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Deputy Mayor of Olympic Village says tweet against Daley was 'appalling'
Duncan Goodhew, the Deputy Mayor of the Olympic Village, told ITVs Daybreak that the the tweet against Tom Daley was 'appaling'.
– Duncan Goodhew, Deputy Mayor of the Olympic VillageIt is appalling that people behave that way.
I suppose that social media in one sense is fantastic, but turned the wrong way round it is very, very personal and it destroys people's lives.
So I think people should be much more careful about what they say."
Police investigate twitter troll
Police are investigating after a twitter user accused Plymouth diver Tom Daley of letting his late father down. A 17-year-old was arrested in Weymouth this morning in connection with the tweet.
Daley and his partner Pete Waterfield missed out on a medal yesterday when they finished fourth in the men's synchronised 10 metre platform diving event at the Olympics.
17-year-old arrested after malicious tweet to Tom Daley
Dorset Police arrested a 17-year-old at a guest house in Weymouth today after malicious tweets were sent to Olympic diver Tom Daley.