Leicestershire Police are investigating racist social media comments targeted at Sumaya Bihi
Leicestershire Police have launched an investigation after their hate crime officer suffered a torrent of online abuse.
Sumaya Bihi introduced herself in a post about her role on Twitter but then faced a barrage of abuse from trolls. Responses to the tweet included racist, Islamophobic and misogynistic language plus comments about her appearance.The force said it had reported abusive comments to Twitter and begun its own inquiries."Unacceptable messages have been reported to Twitter and we have opened our own inquiries into the abuse."Labour MP for Leicester South Jon Ashworth tweeted: "This abuse is utterly unacceptable. I know Sumaya, she is brilliant.
Some of the replies to the tweet, which posted on the Leicestershire Police Stay Safe account on Monday 3 October, also mentionedFollow BBC East Midlands on
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