Man sent 'grossly offensive' emails to Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees after Colston statue toppling "The emails Mr Spence sent on that night were grossly offensive and really aggressive" Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A man bombarded Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees with abusive emails following the toppling of Edward Colston's statue. Fleetwood Spence, from the Wirral, sent offensive messages to Mr Rees' office after the bronze figure of the 17th century slave trader came down.