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Complainant Name: 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.
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