Police said they are investigating a report of an “online threat” made to JK Rowling after she tweeted her reaction to the stabbing of Sir Salman Rushdie.
The Harry Potter author, 57, shared screenshots of a message from a user who had written “don’t worry you are next” in response to her tweet about Sir Salman.
Rowling had said she felt “very sick” after hearing the news and hoped the novelist would “be OK”.
After sharing screenshots of the threatening tweet, she said: “To all sending supportive messages: thank you Police are involved (were already involved on other threats).”
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We have received a report of an online threat being made and officers are carrying out enquiries.”
