Police investigate Twitter death threats made against SNP MP Joanna Cherry
Joanna Cherry has previously spoken out about her battle with online trolls.
In 2021, Grant Karte was given a 160-hour community payback order and ordered not to contact Ms Cherry for five years after sending her "grossly offensive" messages.In a statement, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "On Tuesday, June 13 the Met was made aware of a tweet received by a serving MP.
"The contents were assessed and it was deemed it did not meet the criminal threshold for an offence." The force added that following a further tweet linked to the same account an investigation was launched. "We take the safety and security of MPs extremely seriously and our parliamentary liaison and investigation team works with colleagues from local police forces through the Operation Bridger network and the Parliamentary Security Department to provide MPs and their constituency teams with support and advice in relation to their safety and security," the spokesperson said.
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