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Glasgow MP moved to police safe house after death threat

A Glasgow MP who had to be สล็อต168 shielded in a police safe house after a death threat, wants women in public life to have more protection.

Carol Monaghan feared for her and her family's lives when online abuse turned into the detailed threat.

Earlier this month Jonathan Bell, 35, admitted a course of conduct which caused her fear or alarm.

The SNP MP for Glasgow North West says social media companies must take action to end misogynistic abuse.

Twitter said it takes action against accounts which violate rules on abuse and harassment.

Like most women in politics, Ms Monaghan has always received attacks via her social media accounts.

But after a series of offensive tweets emerged from a particular individual, the attacks turned sinister.

Messages she was sent included references to murdered MP Jo Cox.

Then her constituency office in Partick was targeted, with windows being smashed.

While the MP was in London, the office front was splattered with ketchup.

"When my staff came in it was quite a disturbing thing to see," she told BBC Scotland's The Seven programme.

"It was obviously meant to look like blood across the windows. That was the start of the physical activities."