Louise Mensch: 59-year-old man arrested in ‘Anonymous email threat’ probe

According to British police, a 59-year-old man has been arrested in connection with threats made against Louise Mensch MP via email and Twitter.

Earlier this week, British MP Louise Mensch claimed that she had received a threat against her children from the Anonymous hacktivist group.

Mensch, who under her maiden name of Louise Bagshawe has written a number of fluffy chick-lit novels, used Twitter to reveal that her family had been threatened:

Had some morons from Anonymous /Lulzsec threaten my children via email. As I’m in the States, be good to have somebody from the UK police advise me where I should forward the email. To those who sent it; get stuffed, losers.

Oh and I’m posting it on Twitter because they threatened me telling me to get off Twitter. Hi kids! ::waves::

I’ve contacted the police via the House of Commons and the email is with them…

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