Barrister Barbara Hewson, 56, is alleged to have posted on social media referring to victims as 'lunatics', 'nutwings' and 'cowardly'. The Bar Standards Board is launching a probe against Miss Hewson, according to the Sunday Mirror. One woman, who says she has faced trolling by Miss Hewson on Twitter for two years, said it would discourage people from speaking up about abuse. A spokesperson for Miss Hewson said she had 'respectful relations with genuine victims' but had not been formally notified of a complaint to the BSB. Miss Hewson previously received a harassment warning from the Metropolitan Police after claims she made death threats over the phone to a law student.

Source: Daily Mail February 11, 2018 11:15 UTC