Patricia Devlin received multiple messages online, including one threatening to attack her baby son.
On Sunday, Alliance Party leader, after she received "squalid and misogynistic messages".
"The levels of abuse that women are getting online is getting more vicious, more vile and It needs to stop," Ms Devlin said."My male colleagues aren't having their appearance criticised, they're not receiving the same vile sexualised comments on Twitter and they're covering the same stories as I am, so gender has a huge part to play.
But, while it found the contents of the messages to be "grossly offence and menacing", the evidence to link the reported person to the message is insufficient. "After careful consideration, and taking into account all the facts of the case, and the advice of independent counsel, it has been determined that for this reason the evidence was insufficient to provide a reasonable prospect of conviction of this individual for any offence," said.
The PPS said it is keen to meet with Ms Devlin if she wishes to discuss the decision and answer any questions.
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