Allison Pearson was visited by police (Image: Getty)
Essex Police has dropped its investigation into journalist Allison Pearson.
Telegraph journalist Pearson was being investigated for allegedly stirring up racial hatred with a social media post made in November last year.
Two police officers called at her home at 9.40am on Remembrance Sunday and said she was under investigation. They invited her to a voluntary interview.
She was told that the officers were not allowed to let her know the specific focus of the inquiry. They also refused to tell her any details about which post on social media website X, formerly Twitter, was being investigated. They also couldn’t let her know who made the complaint against her.
However, the Crown Prosecution Service advised that no charges should be brought against Pearson after reviewing the case – and Essex Police said it would therefore take no further action and the investigation was now closed, reports The Telegraph.
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