A 63-year-old woman who was accused of targeting internet abuse at the family of Madeleine McCann has been found dead in a hotel. Brenda Leyland, from Burton Overy, Leicestershire, was accused of being one of the so-called "trolls" directing abusive messages at the McCanns. Her body was found days after she was confronted outside her home by a Sky News reporter. Psychologist Dr Arthur Cassidy: McCann Twitter troll had "unusual background".Mrs Leyland was confronted by the reporter who put to her she had posted messages attacking the family on Twitter via the handle @sweepyface. She replied: "I'm entitled to do that."A spokesman for Leicestershire Police said: "Police were called at 13:42 on Saturday 4 October to reports of a body of a woman in a hotel room in Smith Way, Grove Park [in Leicester]."Officers have attended the scene and a file is being prepared for the coroner. The death is not being treated as suspicious."
I just had a look at the tweets about her, some seem to think she was some sort of human rights campaigner who's been hounded to her death by those spiteful McCanns. There is some irony there. No holiday to Portugal this October, I have to wait till next June
So were the McCann's on twitter for Brenda Leyland to troll them, if the McCann's had reported the matter, why were Sky News investigating what was potentially a police matter/investigation, how did Sky obtain the details and location of the so called troll. So now Brenda has killed herself does that make Sky a far greater menace than the allegations against the accused, Judge & Jury so to speak.
Yesterday Louise Mensch said something along the lines of "let's see how the trolls like it when they get abused online" I think the answer's "not very much"
