Captain Sir Tom Moore: ‘Horrific’ trolling hidden from Army veteran

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Captain Sir Tom Moore’s family shielded him from “pretty horrific” internet trolling that would have “broken his heart”, his daughter said. The 100-year-old Army veteran, who raised almost £33m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden, died in Bedford Hospital on 2 February. Hannah Ingram-Moore said they had faced some “outrageous negativity” after a trip to Barbados in December. But she said her father left an “incredible legacy”. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Mrs Ingram-Moore said Capt Sir Tom’s death had left a “deafening silence”. He had been determined to continue raising funds, his daughter said, and was “really excited about coming out for steak and chips and getting his frame back outside”. She spoke about some of the “trolling” the family received over the past year, which culminated after the family holiday to Barbados. “That trip to the Caribbean was a holiday of a lifetime for him. He sat outside in 29 degrees, in shorts, short-sleeve shirts and sandals,” she said. He read novels, the newspapers, ate fish on the beach and talked with his family.(BBC)…[+]