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Steven Rae

JK Rowling shames vile troll who encouraged Twitter users to send bomb to her home

JK Rowling shamed a Twitter troll who encouraged social media users to send a bomb to her family home. The vile troll shared the author's home address alongside an image of a pipe bomb and a bomb-making handbook.

The Harry Potter creator shared an image of the tweet with her followers on Friday night and encouraged social media users to be kind. The star also claimed the account behind the vile tweet was still active. However, as of Saturday morning, the username was no longer in use.

Police have confirmed they are probing the tweet.

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