Internet ‘troll’ who targeted family of Madeleine McCann found dead

A woman who was accused of targeting internet abuse at Madeleine McCann’s parents has been found dead in a hotel.

Brenda Leyland, aged 63, was identified as one of the “trolls” posting hate messages aimed at the McCanns, whose daughter disappeared during a family holiday to Portugal in 2007, reports said.

The incident came just days after Mrs Leyland was exposed by Sky News reporter Martin Brunt as being one of the people behind an online campaign against the couple.