Dean of York goes to the police over Richard III hate mail

The Dean of York, the Very Rev Vivienne Faull, is understood to have received a string of abusive letters as the row intensified over the remains of the monarch, who was killed in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

The matter is currently being investigated by York Minster Police, the cathedral's specialist force, but could be passed on to North Yorkshire Police if any more messages are received by Dean Faull.

The bones of Richard III were identified in February after being discovered underneath a council car park in Leicester.

The find, one of the most sensational in archaeological history, has provoked a major dispute over the where the remains should be interred.

After Westminster Abbey and York Minister both made claims, it was decided that the monarch should be buried at Leicester Cathedral.

Dean Faull, who until recently had been Dean of Leicester, became embroiled in the row after York Minster issued a statement supporting Leicester’s claims to the remains.

It has been suggested that opponents have accused her of bias because of her previous links to Leicester Cathedral.

Hugh Bayley, the Labour MP for York Central, used a speech in the Commons to appeal for calm and disclosed that Dean Faull has been subjected to abuse as a result of the dispute.

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