"A church-going mother who was accused of trolling Madeleine McCann’s parents has been found dead in a hotel room. Brenda Leyland, 63, was found dead at a Marriott hotel on Saturday around 15 miles from her immaculately kept village home.""Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious."
"Divorcee Mrs Leyland had been identified as one of a number of online ‘trolls’ posting a series of abusive comments about Kate and Gerry McCann, by Sky News last Thursday. She told a reporter who confronted her that she had been ‘entitled’ to make the comments using her Twitter identity @Sweepyface."
"Yesterday, her son, Ben, 20, who is said to be studying law in Los Angeles, posted the following brief tribute: ‘I love you mum and I will miss you forever’. His friends then began passing on their condolences on the site."
"Last night, neighbours of Mrs Leyland, who had continued using her married name, told of their shock at her death...."
"Mr McCann, whose daughter Madeleine went missing in Praia da Luz in 2007, said he and wife Kate did not read such material because it was too 'upsetting'."
"Mr McCann said. ‘Clearly something needs to be done about the abuse on the internet. I’m glad to say that there have been a number of people where police have taken action.
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By: James Murray
Published: Sun, October 12, 2014
"In tragic irony, the hate messages directed at lonely divorcee Brenda Leyland were tweeted by someone who aggressively defended the McCanns on the internet."
"The Sunday Express has passed on the five disgraceful messages to Leicestershire Police who are preparing a report for the coroner over the unexplained death of mother-of-two Ms Leyland, 63."
"They were sent on Friday, October 3, from someone calling themselves Rainne and addressed directly to Ms Leyland’s Twitter account, @sweepyface."
"The following day her body was found at the Marriott Hotel in Leicester where she had fled to after being identified as the sender of tweets expressing her views on the Madeleine mystery."
"Today we can disclose some of the appalling comments sent to her. The first states: "Hoping you get beaten so bad you beg for mercy, only to have gasoline thrown on you and set ablaze."
"The next adds: "You have reached the end of your torturing campaign against the McCann family, understand."
"The third message is a direct threat against her life with the sadistic author stating: "Death is waiting and watching for u @sweepyface..Do you feel it????"
"The next attack was so disgusting it is unsuitable for publication."
"The last message states: "Sweepyface, we’re coming for you. Do you feel us?? The decent kind folk who pray for this family and their sad loss.You go to hell *****."
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