Billy Sharp receives Twitter abuse over dead son

Southampton frontman Billy Sharp has been forced to endure abuse regarding the death of his baby son via Twitter.

The former Doncaster Rovers striker was targeted by a user on the social networking site, who mocked the passing of his child, Luey Jacob, who died in November at just two days old.

The user, who appeared to be a Doncaster supporter, tweeted: "Should have stayed with us until the end of the season you p**** f****** glad your son died and hope you get your legs broken."

The 26-year-old forward responded to the comments by writing: "Shallow little boy hope ur proud of urself."

The abuser's account has since been deleted.