Twitter troll Oliver Eric Rawlings apologises to Mary Beard after user threatens to tell his mum
Twitter troll Oliver Eric Rawlings has apologised and appears to have deleted his account after he tweeted Mary Beard calling her a ‘filthy old slut’.Rawlings then tweeted Jeremy Vine, who called him a troll for his comments about Beard.
.@Rawlings153 @wmarybeard So Oliver, you are trolling the guest @BBCRadio2 who told us about how upset she was by people trolling her?
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) July 29, 2013This then led to other members of Twitter attacking Rawlings for his comments; which came shortly after Twitter has said it will make reporting abuse easier after campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez received tweets that threatened murder and rape. One of these tweets from angry members of the public seemed to strike a nerve, suggesting that Beard contact Rawling’s mother.It was shortly after this that Rawlings apologised, saying ‘I sincerely apologise for my trolling. I was wrong and very rude. Hope this can be forgotten and forgiven xxx’ and ‘I feel this had been a good lesson for me. Thanks 4 showing me the error of my ways. I wish you both all the best’.@wmarybeard Mary, If you would like to send a copy @Rawlings153's tweet to his mother, Joanne. I'd be happy to give you the postal address
— John Wilson (@tug) July 29, 2013He then left a message on Facebook apologising.