Katie Price has launched a government petition to make online bullying a criminal offence following ongoing abuse by trolls of her disabled son Harvey.

The 38-year-old model and Loose Women star also re-posted several offensive pictures and tweets on Tuesday to name and shame trolls who have attacked the 14-year-old via social media.

Harvey suffers from severe autism, septo-optic dysplasia and Prader-Willi syndrome, which makes sufferers always feel hungry.

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Petition: Katie Price, pictured with son Harvey on holiday in the Maldives, wants to make online bullying a criminal offence

The star posted a screen grab of her petition which is entitled: 'Make online abuse a specific criminal offence and create a register of offenders.'

She added: 'Trolling is a problem for this day and age. People of all ages and background suffer every day, including my family - especially my son Harvey.

'I have tried my best to expose people and even had two arrested but nothing was done and there were no repercussions or penalties for this behaviour.'

The Loose Women star was keen to highlight that trolls do not solely target celebrities or those in the public eye.

'This does not affect just high profile people it affects everyone from every walk of life from young children, teenagers, people at work, husbands and wives,' she wrote. 'This abuse includes racism, homophobia, body shaming and a whole range of other hate speech.'

Signing up: Katie needs 100,000 signatures for the petition to be considered for debate in parliament

Katie posted a number of shocking posts written about her son, each accompanied by a caption and a plea to fans to sign her petition.

'YOU SHOULD BE NAMED AND SHAMED. Horrible tweets and online bullying makes us more determined to fight for this,' she wrote alongside one tweet.

'People that have time for this should be banned from social media. Let's stop this happening please get behind the petition,' she wrote next to another, while on a third she added: 'THIS MAKES ME SO ANGRY!'

Katie, who is currently on holiday in the Maldives, said she wanted to use the petition to 'help bring justice to everyone who has ever suffered at the hands of trolls.'

She wrote: 'Help me to hammer home worldwide that bullying is unacceptable whether it's face to face or in an online space.'

Celebrity support: The petition has already been retweeted by fellow celebrities Daniella Westbrook and Rebekah Vardy

And her message seemed to be hitting home with fans. Within four hours of posting, the petition had already received 22,000 signatures.

Katie has already received the 10,000 signatures she needs for a government response and will be hoping to reach the target of 100,000 required to be considered for a debate in parliament.

'Wow thanks everyone got to over 10 thousand already,' she wrote on Tuesday night. 'I would love to go to parliament and sort the trolls and bullies out once and for all.'

The petition has already been retweeted by fellow celebrities Daniella Westbrook and Rebekah Vardy.

Serious stuff: Katie, who regularly appears on Loose Women, is determined to put an end to online bullying



