A man has been charged after a message was posted on his Twitter profile about confronting a Muslim woman over the Brussels attacks.
A tweet appeared on Matthew Doyle from South Croydon’s Twitter account on Wednesday, which said: “I confronted a Muslim woman yesterday in Croydon. I asked her to explain Brussels.”
Scotland Yard said he was charged after an investigation by officers at Croydon Police Community Safety Unit.
A statement issued by Metropolitan police in Friday said Doyle had "been charged under section 19 of the Public Order Act 1986; publishing or distributing written material which is threatening, abusive or insulting, likely or intended to stir up racial hatred."
The 46-year-old will appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court on Saturday.
Doyle, a partner at a south-London based talent and PR agency, was arrested on Wednesday and charged on Friday.
