Woman trolled after case was raised

After her case was raised in the Scottish Parliament, Gillian Murray became the target of online abuse from some social media users claiming to support the SNP.

She said she was still coming to terms with the circumstances of her uncle’s death and had been up all night because of the abuse.

One Twitter user said Ms Murray was “nothing but a Labour stooge”.

Another using the handle @ITrustInSNP wrote: “You are probably Labour, this is what my ex party does, go looking for Lab folk who are gunning for SNP but more importantly Lab & Tories getting you to mention Shona resign... you are just a puppet, happy to do Lab n Tory bidding! Shame on you!”

The harassment prompted Health Secretary and Dundee City East MSP Shona Robison to personally intervene. She tweeted: “Gillian Murray and her family have every right to raise their concerns and shouldn’t be criticised for doing so. The voices of patients and their families are hugely important in our health service.”

Ms Murray raised her concerns with opposition parties after not receiving any response from the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government yesterday apologised and said mental health minister Maureen Watt had sent a response, but the email address had been mis-typed.

Ms Murray received abuse on Twitter.