Families of those killed express alarm at ‘unforgivable’ message for which two officers were disciplined
Relatives of the victims of last June’s fatal Nottingham knife attacks have expressed their alarm after learning police officers shared graphic details of their loved ones’ injuries over WhatsApp.
A disciplinary hearing held in January was told the message was sent to a group of officers on the app, with one of its members then forwarding it on to his wife and a friend. That officer, PC Matthew Gell, was given a final written warning, while the officer who originally sent the message was reprimanded by management.
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