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‘I need to own my narrative’: man cleared of racist murder in 1995 on years of abuse

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Abdul Hai was acquitted of the murder of 15-year-old Richard Everitt 30 years ago .

Judge threw out the case against him due to lack of evidence.

Hai is now considering legal action against X after he says it failed to remove Robinson 's comment.

X spokesperson said it had “swiftly” removed posts from Robinson “to comply with UK law”.

When he put himself up for selection to become a Labour candidate last year , his timeline was flooded with abuse.

Many people claimed he had been convicted of murder.

After three decades , he now hopes telling his story will shed a light on the damage online abuse can inflict.

“Even though I was acquitted, I feel like I’ve been given a life sentence.”.

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English

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32

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