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Nottingham Police Under Scrutiny for Insensitive WhatsApp Messages After Fatal Stabbings

The mother of a victim publicly condemns the language used by officers in a WhatsApp group, describing it as callous and traumatic.

  • Emma Webber, mother of one of the Nottingham attack victims, criticizes police for their 'callous' descriptions of the crime in a WhatsApp group.
  • The controversy arises from messages where officers described the victims as 'properly butchered' with 'innards out.'
  • The officer responsible for the message received a management warning, while others face various disciplinary actions.
  • Families of the victims express deep trauma and outrage over the insensitivity shown by the police handling of the case.
  • Nottinghamshire Police are under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct and the College of Policing.
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