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Sarah Payne's mother Sara forced to quit Twitter after ‘years of stalking and harassment' from trolls | |
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Campaigner Sara Payne, whose daughter Sarah was abducted and murdered in 2000, has been forced to quit Twitter after reportedly enduring years of abuse at the hands of vicious trolls. | Campaigner Sara Payne, whose daughter Sarah was abducted and murdered in 2000, has been forced to quit Twitter after reportedly enduring years of abuse at the hands of vicious trolls. |
Writing on Twitter, friend and fellow campaigner Sky Keenan wrote trolls “have caused so much distress @DrSaraPayne has been forced to close down her twitter account”. | Writing on Twitter, friend and fellow campaigner Sky Keenan wrote trolls “have caused so much distress @DrSaraPayne has been forced to close down her twitter account”. |
Ms Payne’s eight-year-old daughter Sarah was abducted and murdered by Roy Whiting in 2000 near her grandparent’s home in West Sussex. Convicted paedophile Whiting is serving a life sentence for Sarah’s murder. | Ms Payne’s eight-year-old daughter Sarah was abducted and murdered by Roy Whiting in 2000 near her grandparent’s home in West Sussex. Convicted paedophile Whiting is serving a life sentence for Sarah’s murder. |
Many of the abusive tweets, according to Ms Keenan, related to Sarah. | Many of the abusive tweets, according to Ms Keenan, related to Sarah. |
She claimed to The Independent that Ms Payne, who Ms Keenan worked with "everyday" for 12 years on campaigning group Phoenix, and a number of her associates had suffered “years of stalking and harassment” across various social media platforms. | She claimed to The Independent that Ms Payne, who Ms Keenan worked with "everyday" for 12 years on campaigning group Phoenix, and a number of her associates had suffered “years of stalking and harassment” across various social media platforms. |
They are understood to have reported the allegations to police. | They are understood to have reported the allegations to police. |
Much of the most recent abuse related to the death of Ms Payne’s former husband, Michael, 45, who had struggled with alcohol-related issues since the death of Sarah. He was found dead at his home last month. | Much of the most recent abuse related to the death of Ms Payne’s former husband, Michael, 45, who had struggled with alcohol-related issues since the death of Sarah. He was found dead at his home last month. |
Since splitting with her husband, Ms Payne had moved out from the family home in Sussex to Maidstone, Kent. | Since splitting with her husband, Ms Payne had moved out from the family home in Sussex to Maidstone, Kent. |
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