News report on Twitter offender

Sir, – In the Press Association-sourced "Twitter troll jailed over comments on Ann Maguire death" (Home News, May 8th), Robert Riley is referred to as an "ex-junkie".

Regardless of the reprehensible actions of Mr Riley, such cheap name-calling is beyond the scope of an objective news report.

There is enough of this rubbish invading modern media without The Irish Times getting involved. – Yours, etc,

IAN FEATHERSTONE,

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Árd Lorcáin Grove,

Stillorgan,

Co Dublin.