Sykes Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:42 am
Daily Star
Gerry McCann target of troll abuse
VILE internet trolls hit out at Madeleine McCann’s dad for competing in a race to raise funds for missing people
By Jerry Lawton / Published 29th July 2013
They posted evil messages on his Just Giving webpage, which the public used to pledge cash for Gerry’s efforts in the London Triathlon yesterday.
The heart specialist, whose daughter vanished from the family’s Portuguese holiday apartment in 2007, raised nearly £8,000 for charity Missing People.
But before Gerry, 45, set out on the 40km cycle, 10km run and 1.5km swim, two trolls posted defamatory comments about him – even though it cost them £2 in donations to leave the messages.
Gerry, who spent weeks training for the event, said after the triathlon: “It was incredibly hard, especially the bike.
“What kept me going was the thought of being able to help the charity Missing People support other families living with the very different pain of having a missing loved one.
“A huge, huge thank you to everyone who sponsored me.”
The trolls struck three months after another threatened to gun down Gerry’s wife Kate, 45, as she ran the London Marathon in aid of the same charity.
The former GP ignored the threats and raised £21,000 with her run.
Yet more abuse surfaced on Facebook earlier this month after the Met police announced they were opening their own investigation into Maddie’s case.
The probe, led by Det Chief Insp Andy Redwood, has identified 38 potential suspects.
The family’s spokesman Clarence Mitchell described the trolls’ comments on JustGiving as “rude”.
He added: “These people are abusing a charity page.
“The posts are not worthy of any further comment.”
And here are some trolls, the shooting threat was made on HoHitler's forum/facebook.
07.29.2013
Lizzy Hideho Taylor Threatened to GUN DOWN?...They HAVE to be kidding.....It was a throwaway comment on a thread that was not worthy of the police time spent checking it out! It was deemed NOT A THREAT within a few minutes of talking to the member concerned and they would have advised Kate there was no threat!........ "The trolls struck three months after another threatened to gun down Gerry’s wife Kate, 45, as she ran the London Marathon in aid of the same charity."
Warren Thornton That is because they are so upset at the hundreds of people on Yahoo who left messages condemning him for what he is.Desperate attempt to deflect as thousands more have seen it and agree,desperate socks spent all yesterday clicking dislikes to try and get rid of the overwhelming comments
