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Complainant Name:
Mr Patrick Ritchie and Mrs Roisin Ritchie

Clauses Noted: 1, 5

Publication: Belfast Telegraph

Complaint:

Mr Patrick Ritchie and Mrs Roisin Ritchie of County Armagh complained that the report of an inquest into the tragic death of their son, Shea, was inaccurate – particularly in relation to the headline – and that the coverage had been handled insensitively in breach of Clause 5 (Intrusion into grief or shock).

Resolution:

The complaint was resolved when the newspaper – which believed that its report accurately reflected the proceedings – wrote a private letter to the complainants expressing regret that its article had caused them distress.

Report: 75



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