Since bursting onto the music scene in 2010, One Direction have secured the title as Biggest Boyband in the World, and it's largely down to the mass teenage following they have.

'Directioners', as they are known, have, over the course of the last five years, used social media as a vehicle in which to document their love and adoration for the five young men who were plucked from relative obscurity before securing third place in The X Factor.

While the fans' adoration of the band can't be faulted, their treatment of each other is certainly under question, especially following a recent incident during the band's Belfast gig last week.

Footage which has circulated online and shows Co. Westmeath-native, Niall Horan, having water splashed on him from the crowd has garnered widespread notoriety among their legions of fans and followers.
 


Calling out the fan who appears to have irritated the aspiring young guitarist, thousands of One Direction followers have used foul language and death threats in an effort to show their support for the band.

Fans have taken to social media in their droves and targeted their fellow fan in a move which has horrified the young girl and her mother who both insist the incident stemmed from playful interaction between Louis and the crowd.

Contacting various Irish media outlets, the stunned mother has pleaded with One Direction fans to forget the incident and put an end to their online harassment of her daughter.

"My daughter and I want all this to stop because she loves 1D so much," she began, referring to a hashtag which has begun trending called #CanYouRespectNiall

"She wants Niall and the rest of the band to know that this has been blew out of proportion and she would never in her wildest dreams want to hurt any of them."

Hopefully, the duo's pleas will help show these fans the error of their ways.
 

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