Arrest over Tom Daley tweet

Wales
Thursday 2 August 2012 at 3:49pm

Tom Daley received abusive tweets after missing out on an Olympic medal. Credit: Mike Egerton/PA Wire/PA Images

South Wales Police have arrested a 28 year old man from the Port Talbot area in connection with offensive comments sent to Olympic diver Tom Daley on Twitter.

Police say the man was interviewed at Neath police station and has been released on bail pending further enquiries.

It comes after Dorset Police arrested a 17 year-old over messages sent to Daley after he missed out on a medal in the Olympic synchronised diving. The messages referred to the diver's late father.