▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁was ▁later ▁deleted ▁by ▁Mc E voy , ▁after ▁he ▁respond ed ▁to ▁an ▁earlier ▁twe et ▁about ▁former ▁Pla id ▁leader ▁and ▁AM ▁Le anne ▁Wood ▁with ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁himself ▁and ▁D af y dd ▁Elis - Th omas ▁we aring ▁box ing ▁glo ves ▁outside ▁the ▁Sen ed d . ▁The ▁twe et ▁was ▁ca ption ed ▁" we ' re ▁ready ▁for ▁her ", ▁and ▁was ▁deleted ▁after ▁AM s ▁including ▁Pla id ▁minister ▁Beth an ▁Say ed ▁said ▁the ▁twe et ▁was ▁" ab sol utely ▁not ▁fun ny ". ▁Matthew ▁Ford , ▁a ▁senior ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Neil ▁Mc E voy , ▁would ▁later ▁come ▁forward ▁to ▁state ▁he ▁had ▁posted ▁the ▁image ▁without ▁Mc E voy ' s ▁prior ▁knowledge , ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁" cross - party ▁box ing ▁event ▁with ▁the ▁minister ▁for ▁sport ". ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Mc E voy ▁was ▁again ▁investig ated , ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁accus ations ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁bul lied ▁a ▁care ▁home ▁worker . ▁Mc E voy ▁had ▁cont ended ▁that ▁the ▁case ▁involved ▁a ▁child ▁who ▁had ▁suffered ▁" the ▁worst ▁case ▁I ' ve ▁come ▁across ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁years ". ▁The ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Public ▁Services ▁O mb ud s man ▁came ▁during ▁Mc E voy ' s ▁request ▁in ▁June ▁to ▁be ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁party , ▁following ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁The ▁Pla id