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Warning over Tweets to Daley

Dorset Police investigating the Twitter abuse directed at British diver Tom Daley - after he finished fourth in the synchronised 10m diving - have issued a harassment warning to a 17-year-old arrested at a guest house in the Weymouth area.

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Police: Teenager arrested on suspicion of 'malicious communications'

A spokeswoman for Dorset police gave this statement regarding the arrest of a teenager over the Twitter abuse directed at Olympic diver Tom Daley:

A 17-year-old man was arrested by Dorset Police officers in the early hours this morning at a guesthouse in the Weymouth area on suspicion of malicious communications. He is currently helping police with their inquiries.

– Dorset police spokeswoman

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