MP Jo Cox was harassed a few months before her death
41-year-old Labour MP was fatally attacked yesterday in Bristall, Yorkshire
- "Malicious communications" were sent to Cox, though not from suspect currently in custody
Updated : 09:55
Police investigating the death of Labour MP Jo Cox on Thursday have confirmed that she had been harassed in the months leading up to her fatal shooting.
The 41-year-old MP for Batley and Spen died yesterday after she was stabbed and shot outside a library in Birstall.
Three months ago Cox made a complaint to local police after receiving "malicious communications".
The MP was attacked yesterday by a man locally named as Tommy Mair
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Officers received an allegation of malicious communications from Jo Cox MP, and in March 2016 arrested a man in connection with the investigation. The man subsequently accepted a police caution.
"The man who accepted the police caution is not the man in custody in West Yorkshire."
The MP was attacked yesterday by a man locally named as Tommy Mair, a 52-year-old reported but not confirmed as being involved with local right-wing group the Springboks.
Mair was arrested near the scene shortly after the attack, in which one witness said they thought he shouted "Britain First", but the far-right Britain First group have denied involvement in the incident.