Man arrested over abusive tweet after London mosque attack
Richard Evans, son of a co-owner of the company whose vehicle was used in the recent London mosque attack, has been arrested over a Twitter post. He had tweeted, "it's a shame they don't hire out tanks," after the attack. Evans was arrested "on suspicion of displaying threatening abusive statement with the intent to stir up racial hatred", police said.
attack London, Jun 21 (PTI) A 37-year-old man, believed to be the son of the co-owner of a company whose vehicle was used in the London mosque attack, has been arrested over an offensive social media post in which he said "its a shame they dont hire out tanks". A spokeswoman for South Wales Police said the man has been arrested "on suspicion of displaying threatening abusive / insulting written material with intent / likely to stir up racial hatred. He is currently in police custody". Comments by a Richard Gear Evans on Facebook and Twitter read: "Its a shame that van was a nice drive as well". ".. Glad Im not running the van hire the police wouldn?t like what my answer would be. Its my Dads company I dont get involved its a shame they dont hire out a Steam Rollers or Tanks could have done a tidy job then." 