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Tom Daley Twitter Abuse

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'.

It 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."

– Duncan Goodhew, Deputy Mayor of the Olympic Village
Tom Daley Twitter Abuse

Police investigate twitter troll

A twitter user accused Tom Daley of letting his late father down Credit: ITV Westcountry

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.

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