A police probe has been launched after a troll sent a vile message to Jackie Weaver telling her she "doesn't deserve to be let out of a burning building".
The council officer, 63, became a star after a video of her acting as clerk in a Handforth Parish Council meeting went viral earlier this month.
Ms Weaver was famously told she had "no authority" by chairman Brian Tolver as she kicked out unruly councillors - delighting most of the internet.
But it has now emerged that some were angered by her actions, with Cheshire Police investigating reports of a "malicious communication".
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