Police watchdog apologises for Hillsborough letters

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Hillsborough: Police watchdog apologises over letters to families

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Independent Office for Police Conduct has apologised for 'abhorrent, degrading and cruel' letters sent to families and survivors.

Val Yates was told there was no evidence she had seen bodies of fans who died in 1989 disaster.

She was also told changes to a witness statement she gave were "uncontentious" The watchdog said it was "extremely sorry for any distress the letters had caused".

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Informative language

Neutral language

Article tone

informal

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English

Language complexity

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful