Jeremy Clarkson sacking: Trolls attack Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon

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The Top Gear producer, who the BBC found was "attacked" by show's host Jeremy Clarkson, has copped a deluge of abuse online.

Oisin Tymon was at the centre of the incident which resulted in Clarkson being sacked by the BBC and has been labelled "the most hated man ever" and a "cry baby" by social media trolls.

Hashtags supporting Clarkson, including #bringbackclarkson and #boycottbbc, have sprung up with some users saying that Oisin "probably deserved it" and should have been the one fired.

A BBC investigation has found that Tymon was "subject to an unprovoked physical and verbal attack" by Clarkson at the North Yorkshire hotel on March 4.

The senior producer was "struck, resulting in swelling and bleeding to his lip" and drove himself to the emergency department for examination.

The incident is now being investigated by police. North Yorkshire police have asked the BBC for a copy of their internal investigation into the incident and in a statement said action would be taken "where necessary".

In a media statement, the broadcaster's director general Tony Hall said Tymon was a completely innocent party and that no blame should be attached to him for the incident.

"He has behaved with huge integrity throughout. As a senior producer at the BBC he will continue to have an important role within the organisation in the future," Hall said.

Yet the abuse directed at him as been ongoing for more than a week, since details first emerged of the 'fracas' and Clarkson was suspended from the top rating show.

More than 1 million people have now signed a petition on change.org to have Clarkson reinstated, with the tag "freedom to fracas".

Yet there are also signs of a growing backlash against Oisin's trolls, with social media users saying was the victim of a bully and should not be vilified.

Oisin does not appear to have a Twitter account, while Clarkson has changed his bio to "I used to be a presenter on the BBC2 motoring show, Top Gear."