Teenage boy to appear in court over allegations of threats made to American singer on Twitter

The 15-year-old boy, from West Yorkshire, was issued with a court summons on Monday night after an investigation by South Yorkshire Police into tweets sent over the weekend.

The unnamed singer is believed to have received the threats on social media ahead of a performance in South Yorkshire.

The boy will appear in court at a later date.

Chief Inspector Lydia Lynskey, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "We will always investigate any incident reported to us and I would urge people to please consider what they post on social media as, while it may only be meant in jest, it could cause serious distress or alarm to a number of people."