Katie Price expresses her sadness after disabled son Harvey is abused by sick trolls on Twitter
KATIE Price expressed her sadness tonight after disabled son Harvey was abused by sick trolls on Twitter.
Katie, 41, revealed her pain over seeing 17-year-old Harvey, who is partially blind, autistic and has Prader-Willi syndrome, had been trending on the social media site.
The star and her five kids had been raising money for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis by selling charity T-shirts designed by Harvey.
And when she spotted her eldest son's name ranking high on Twitter, she initially believed it was thanks to their efforts.
She was dismayed to find that vile trolls had been hounding her son - again.
Katie wrote tonight: "Saw Harvey Price was trending and thought perhaps people were praising him for his great efforts in raising money for @NHSCharities & @CavellTrust."
The star added: "Sadly not. #HarveysLaw"
Katie campaigned for Harvey's Law last year when she started a petition to make online abuse a specific criminal offence.
She won the backing of a parliamentary committee after showing evidence her disabled son Harvey was continously targeted by trolls.
Fans reached out to Katie following her tweet with messages of support.
One wrote: "Keep strong Katie all good people are with you and Harvey x"
Another said: "Some humans are just disgusting. Great work Harvey xx"
Another fan wrote: "Well let’s get him trending for the right reasons Kate... Harvey is an awesome young dude and you are right to be so proud of him"
The petition launched by the ex-model attracted more than 220,000 signatures in a week.
She said in Parliament last year that she could protect Harvey but some kids may take their own life after one abusive message.
Adding that due to his size and disability trolls found her 17-year-old son “an easy target”, but vowed: “I’m his voice, I’m going to protect him.”
Katie warned that MPs had to act, and joked: “Otherwise I’ll be like Arnold Schwarzenegger. I’ll be back.”
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Harvey has designed a rainbow frog T-shirt to thank the NHS for their amazing work during the coronavirus pandemic.
the teen empathises with those needing vital support during the coronavirus pandemic - and was keen to do his bit.
He designed his T-shirt with a rainbow design and added a hand-drawn frog - his favourite animal.
will go to the NHS.