Olympic hero Kellie Harrington has said she doesn't "need the hate" after she deleted a tweet about the death of a 12-year-old girl in France.
The Dubliner's post came after the murder of Lola Daviet, who is believed to have been raped and tortured before she was killed. The gold medallist retweeted a video from GB News which featured Dutch commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek speaking on the death, reports the Irish Mirror.
Vlaardingerbroek said in the clip: “I woke up this morning to see the news of another young European girl who was sacrificed on the altar of mass migration. We have four people in custody, all migrants coming from Algeria. This is the 12th girl I believe in France that has been killed this year by an immigrant and that’s just France.”
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Harrington commented the death was "very, very sad" and said Vlaardingerbroek had sent a "powerful message". She added: "Our own leaders need to take a listen to this. She believes this is the 12th girl in France this year who has been killed by an immigrant.. And that’s just France.”
The Portland Row boxer deleted the tweet minutes later saying she didn't "need the hate". When one person stated that most violence towards women is committed by people known to them and not to blame immigration, Harrington replied: "of their own nationality. It is not right."
Harrington then tweeted: "Deleted and walked away. As someone rightly suggested, thanks. Don't need the hate post! But my god, that poor poor soul. Absolutely heart breaking, just a wee girl, her whole life ahead of her. My god rest her little soul, gone far to young,at the hands of cruel evil people."
The Dubliner is set to fight England's Shona Whitwell on Wednesday in a lightweight quarter-final bout at the European Championships in Montenegro.
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