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
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.