A MAN has been charged over an alleged offensive tweet about Captain Sir Tom Moore.
The veteran passed away on February 2, aged 100.
Three days later, police in Lanarkshire received a report of an offensive tweet about the captain.
A 35-year-old man has been charged in connection with communication offences.
He will appear in court next week.
A spokesman for the force said: “On Friday we received a report of an offensive tweet about Sir Captain Tom Moore who died on Tuesday February 2.
“A 35-year-old man has subsequently been arrested and charged in connection with communication offences and is due to appear at Lanark Sheriff Court on Wednesday, February 17.”
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Moore’s death on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19 prompted global reaction and charities have vowed his legacy will live on "for years and years".
The Second World War veteran set out to raise £1000 for NHS Charities Together by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday last April.
But his campaign ended up fundraising a total of more than £32 million.
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