Piers Morgan

The Family of Captain Sir Tom Moore have received death threats and been left feeling " devastated" by negative reactions to them.

Speaking on TalkTV's, The Captain 's daughter said: " There is a forum… they were all discussing how they were going to come and kill us All In our beds. "

Hannah Ingram-Moore said Her Daughter had also received threats by mail.

She Said The Family lived with " an underbelly of hate".

They have been criticised for keeping hundreds of thousands of pounds of - although there is no suggestion That Ms Ingram-Moore acted illegally by keeping The Money , rather than donating it to Her late father's charity.

By, Capt Sir Tom raised £38m for NHS Charities Together which works with a network of More Than 230 groups across The UK to support The organisation.

However, The Charity Set Up by His Family in his honour - The Captain Tom Foundation - is and is currently The subject of a statutory inquiry by The Charity Commission.

Ms Ingram-Moore told presenter Piers Morgan : " We haven't been That family who's tried to take his legacy and make it for Our Own gain.

" We've tried our best to do The Right thing and sometimes it's turned out it wasn't - But not through intent. "

Her son Benji, 19, said of The abuse aimed at His Mother : " It's utterly devastating and to see The impact it's had on Her . . People can have opinions - That is up to them, But what you cannot stand are threats and abuse That are just vile.

" There have been genuine times when I don't think she's known if she could Go On . "

Asked if she had felt That way, Ms Ingram-Moore responded: " No, I'm My Father 's daughter at The End of The Day . . But it has been totally devastating. "

She Said although there was " global adoration" of what Her father had done, " there was always an underbelly of hate, But we lived with it because he was giving hope to The world".

" It never occurred to us That anyone could hate a 100-year-old man walking up and down to support The NHS and The Family behind, doing everything they could to support him, " she added.

The messages started on Her Twitter account, some accusing Her of using a " cattle prod" to goad Her father into walking.

Other emails called The Family " parasites" And One even said they hoped they all caught Covid.

Her Daughter , Georgia, 14, was sent a letter decorated with unicorns and hearts to mislead The Family into thinking it was an innocent letter, But it contained insults and a newspaper cutting which was critical of The Family .

All members of The Family confirmed they had received death threats and Ms Ingram-Moore's husband, Colin, said People had threatened to fire-bomb The Family home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire.

The barrage of threats had made his wife " extremely ill" he added.

The Family is currently appealing a ruling That they must which was initially given planning permission.

It was originally approved for The use of The occupiers and The Captain Tom Foundation and was granted planning permission in August 2021.

It had been partly constructed when revised plans, which included a spa pool, toilets and a kitchen " for private use" were submitted in February 2022 and rejected.

The Family admitted to Morgan it was a mistake to have named The Foundation in The Initial application.

The Charity Commission said its inquiry into The Captain Tom Foundation remained ongoing.

" Its scope includes examining mismanagement or misconduct which may have led to any financial losses to The Charity and whether The trustees have adequately managed conflicts of interest, including with private companies connected to The Ingram-Moore family, " a spokesperson said.

The Bbc has asked Bedfordshire Police to comment on The threats against The Family .

The Bbc has also contacted Ms Ingram-Moore for comment.

Source of news: bbc.com