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A teacher wrongly accused of racism after a doctored video of her was shared on social media has recalled the "panic" and tears as the situation escalated and led to death threats.

Cheryl Bennett, a teacher at a secondary school in Wednesbury, West Midlands, was recorded on a doorbell camera while canvassing for the Labour Party in support of a colleague last spring.

However, footage which police said was manipulated to make it sound like she was saying a racist slur was uploaded to social media. It gained traction once shared by a lawyer standing in the general and West Midlands mayoral elections as an independent.