Noah Lyles' girlfriend Junelle Bromfield claims 'police officers are instigating the bullying' online against her

By Soumik Bhattacharya

Modified Sep 24, 2024 19:40 GMT

Noah Lyles's girlfriend and Jamaican track and field athlete Junelle Bromfield recently claimed that police officers and constables are trying to instigate the netizens to troll and bully her.

In recent months, Bromfield has been vocal about the online abuse she has faced in her career either because of her ethnicity or skin color. Besides, she had also revealed in the past that she received death threats over her social media posts and handles.

In doing so, she has also attracted the support of fellow female track and field athletes such as the reigning 200m Olympic champion, Gabby Thomas. Besides, music artists like Spice have also lent support to Bromfield's voice against online abuse and cyberbullying.

However, Bromfield continues to face similar treatment, with a member of the Jamaican police force being a recent addition to her social media bully list.

Junelle Bromfield took to her official Instagram handle to share a screenshot of an abusive comment that she had faced recently from a police officer. She wrote in the caption:

"You have police officers instigating the bullying and yet I’m exaggerating not feeling safe ?"

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Junelle Bromfield opens up about the tough times she faced in Jamaica while growing up

Junelle Bromfield at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (Image via Getty)

2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Junelle Bromfield recently opened up about the hardships she and her family had to face in Jamaica. This came during Bromfield's recent conversation in an episode of the Sim Soul sessions.

During the conversation, Bromfield revealed that she was born and brought up in a very underdeveloped and poor region of Jamaica and also stated that she and her family had to survive on oatmeal on some days due to the lack of finances.

She said (at 2:48):

"I grew up in a poor community it is called George’s Valley where when I grew up, I didn’t see a profession bigger than a teacher."

Further talking about the hardships that her mother had to withstand, she stated:

"On nights when she did not have any money, she used to make us oatmeal and it tasted so good... but we used to have to wait like 30 minutes to get that oatmeal because she had it soaking in the fridge."

During the podcast, Junelle Bromfield also said that the hardships and scarcity of food she and her family faced motivated her to do well in life.