Meeting a Troll

An Irish writer and his wife experience cyberbullying, and decide to take action when the bully sends messages directly to their home:

“The whole thing escalated in June, July and August this year. I received more and more abuse on the timeline and via DMs. A crossword clue account I’d started (@Leo’sClue) was inundated with abuse too.

“Then one day something happened that truly frightened me. I don’t scare easily but this was vile.

“I received a parcel at my home address. Nothing unusual there – I get a lots of post. I ripped it open and there was a tupperware lunchbox inside full of ashes. There was a note included ‘Say hello to your relatives from Auschwitz’ I was physically sick.”

Source: Traynor’s Eye
Published: Sep 24, 2012
Length: 6 minutes (1,662 words)