Facebook has shut down a vile page that showed Neil Lennon riddled with bullets and branded him a "dead man walking".
The gruesome, mocked-up image of the Celtic boss sparked furious complaints to the social network giant.
And Labour last night said the hateful attack on Lennon proved that tougher controls were needed to curb "hate crimes" on the internet.
The sick page, titled "Bet I can get one million people to hate Neil Lennon", featured a doctored photo of the Parkhead manager in his playing days - with around 40 fake bullet wounds on his head and body and "dead man walking". written on his shirt.
Lennon and two of his Northern Irish players, Paddy McCourt and Niall McGinn, were sent bullets through the post last month. Loyalist bigots in Ulster were blamed.
Facebook began an inquiry last week after a complaint about the page.
But at first, they allowed the site to stay active if the offending photos were removed. Bosses said the site was not in breach of Facebook's rules because Lennon is a public figure.
At the time, their spokesman said: "We want Facebook to be a place where people can express their views.
"Just as in the offline world, this means we sometimes come across views different to our own."
The photos were taken off the page, but they 'Abusive comments on these sites should be treated just like any hate crime re-appeared later last week. And last night, Facebook confirmed: "The page has been removed from the site.
"We encourage people to use Facebook's reporting tools when they encounter offensive content. "If it breaches our terms, it will be removed once reported to us."
Labour justice spokesman Richard Baker MSP said: "The level of abuse being posted each day on these sites is simply not acceptable.
"We really need to legislate to bring this type of conduct under the criminal law.
"Abusive comments on social networking sites should be treated like any other hate crime."
Last night, Lennon told the Sunday Mail that the honour of being Celtic boss made it worth putting up with death threats.
He said: "These are things out with my control. I can only take advice from the security people.
"It's worth it, there's no doubt about it. It's not tough, not at all. The only time it's tough is when you're a goal down at Ibrox after three minutes.
"The dugout is a good place to be, it's the thing I love doing. It's important for the players to know I'm fully focused on them."
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