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SCOTS tennis ace Andy Murray has been subjected to vile internet abuse after declaring his support for independence - with one vicious troll saying he wished the Wimbledon star “had been killed at Dunblane”.

Murray announced his backing for Yes on Twitter ,saying: “No campaign negativity last few days totally swayed my view on it. Excited to see the outcome. Lets do this!”

But he was soon greeted by a barage of shocking hate-filled comments on the social media site.

Someone known as Harry S who posts on twitter as @sportingharry said: “Wish U had been killed at Dunblane you miserable anti-British hypocritical little git. Your life will be a misery from now on.”

Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins said: "People who put abuse such as this online should be utterly ashamed of themselves for making such vile, disgusting and distasteful comments.

"We are monitoring social media and where appropriate will take action against those involved.

"Social media is important for many people but it must be used responsibly - there is no place for personal abuse of any kind on it. "

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Murray is the latest Scottish star to be subjected to online abuse due to their stand on the indy refendum.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling was on the receiving end of similar comments after she backed the Better Together campaign.