Man charged with making online threats to victim believed to be Brexit campaigner Gina Miller

Rhodri Colwyn Philipps has been released on bail and will now appear in court in April

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Goolistan Cooper

07:15, 8 MAR 2017
Updated10:28, 9 MAR 2017

Gina Miller outside the court (Image: Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool /Getty Images)

A man from Knightsbridge has been charged with making online threats to a woman, believed to be Brexit High Court campaigner Gina Miller.

Rhodri Colwyn Philipps was charged with malicious communications with racially aggravated factors on Tuesday (March 7).

The 50-year-old has been released on bail to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on April 4.

He was arrested by officers from the Met’s Operation Falcon on January 25 after a complaint was received concerning threats made online against a 51-year-old woman.

Ms Miller was behind a successful High Court challenge which deemed Parliament should vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the EU.

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